Tuna Salad: Think Outside the Can

If the idea of combining canned fish, mayonnaise and pickles sends you running for dry land, think again. Tuna salad can be a quick, nutritious and tasty meal.

The following is not so much a recipe as it is a list of ingredients that I've used to create some pretty yummy tuna salad. Go forth and experiment!

extra-virgin olive oil
sour cream
goat cheese
red wine vinegar
chimichurri sauce
Asian chili sauce

crisp, sweet apples (like Fuji or Gala)
cucumbers
green onions
cilantro
parsley
basil
black sesame seeds
garlic
red onion
red cabbage
red bell pepper (notice a pattern?)
spanish olives
capers

curry powder
garam masala
sea salt
fresh cracked black pepper.....

I'm the sure the list could go on.

For example, last night I made some Chimichurri Tuna Salad. Just the mention of tuna salad makes my s.o.'s* eyes light up.

Ingredients

1 can {packed in water} tuna, drained
extra-virgin olive oil
goat cheese
homemade chimichurri sauce (essentially flat-leaf parsley, olive oil, red wine vinegar and garlic)
1/4 Gala apple, cubed
1" thick slice cucumber, cubed
sea salt
Asian chili sauce

Add ingredients to taste. Mmm mmm.

*significant other