Tuna salad
 Tuna salad sandwiches being assembled | |
| Type | Salad |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Tuna, mayonnaise |
Tuna salad is a salad dish consisting of tuna and mayonnaise. The tuna used is usually pre-cooked, canned, and packaged in water or oil.[1] Pickles, celery, relish, and onion are popular ingredients to add.[1] Tuna salad is used to make tuna fish sandwiches; it can also be served on top of crackers, lettuce, tomato, or avocado (or else served by itself).[2]
History
[edit]Tuna salad has been eaten for over 100 years. The first written reference to tuna salad, in Russia, appeared in 1876, and by 1893, dozens of recipes had been published.[2] Tuna salad, especially with celery, is similar to chicken salad while also being more convenient (due to the use of canned tuna), a fact that helped its early rise in popularity.
Due to the high nutritional content of tuna salad, it assumed the reputation of a diet food in the 1960s.[2]
Dishes
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In the United States, tuna salad is often considered its own dish. However, it may be added to noodles with its standard ingredients (onions, mayonnaise, and celery) to make a tuna pasta salad. Tuna salad is also commonly seen in American salad bars.[citation needed]
In Belgium, the dish pêches au thon/perziken met tonijn ('peaches with tuna') is made from halved canned or fresh peaches stuffed with tuna salad.[3] It is widespread throughout the country, and, due to its ease of preparation, it is common fare at potlucks.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Westmoreland, S. (2007). The Good Housekeeping Cookbook: 1,039 Recipes from America's Favorite Test Kitchen. Hearst Books. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-58816-561-9. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c Andrew F. Smith (2012). American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food. Volume 37 of California Studies in Food and Culture. Berkeley, Cal.: University of California Press. pp. 76–78. ISBN 9780520261846. OCLC 840601734.
- ^ Eric Boschman; Nathalie Derny (2008). Le goût des Belges, Volume 2 (in French). Brussels: Lannoo Uitgeverij. p. 9. ISBN 9782873865252.