Tuna & Pea Salad

A delicious tuna & pea salad made with only 5 simple ingredients that you just may already have in your kitchen! A summer salad recipe is so refreshing in hot weather but chow mein noodles make this especially delicious and filling!

One way to combat the heat outdoors is to serve cold meals indoors. For us this summer, that has meant summer salad recipe meals and grilling.

Yep, and I do the grilling!

Because fish is such a good source of protein, vitamins B, D and omega 3 fatty acids, I am making a concerted effort to incorporate more fish into our diet. Hence, this summer salad recipe.

I have revived a recipe that I once served frequently but then forgot about. You know the type I mean, you never write it down but it is good – you serve it religiously for awhile and then move on to other, newer recipes.

Tuna & Pea Salad – Summer Salad Recipe Step By Step

In a large salad bowl combine the lettuce, tuna, onion, mayonnaise and frozen peas. Photos 1 – 4
Immediately before serving, add the chow-mein noodles. Photo 5
Enjoy! Photo 6

How To Adapt This Tuna & Pea Salad – Summer Salad Recipe

1. Gluten Free Version

I serve this with crunchy chow-mein noodles, but since I am on the GAPS diet, I leave them out. It is still delicious and better yet, all the more healthy!

2. Additions/Substitutions

You could add many different veggies to this salad, it’s a great way to use up leftovers. Here are some ideas;

• Chopped bell peppers
• Cucumber
• Tomatoes
• Use up stale bread and make them into croutons
• Carrots
• Olives

Substitute salmon for the tuna – this is also delish!

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Tuna & Pea Salad

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

A light lunch for warm summer days.

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: light meals, salad, summer recipes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 277 kcal

Author: Cultured Palate

Ingredients

• 6 c. lettuce/fresh green combination in bite size pieces
• 3 - 5 oz cans tuna wild caught in water
• 1 onion chopped
• 16 oz frozen green peas
• 1 c. mayonnaise - lacto-fermented or basic homemade
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 c. chow-mein noodles

Instructions

1. In a large salad bowl combine the lettuce, tuna, onion and mayonnaise.

2. Immediately before serving, add the frozen peas and chow-mein noodles.

3. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

How To Adapt This Tuna Pea Salad

1. Gluten Free Version - leave out the chow mein noodles - it is still delicious!

2. Add many different veggies to this salad, it's a great way to use up leftovers. Here are some ideas;

• Chopped bell peppers
• Cucumber
• Tomatoes
• Use up stale bread and make them into croutons
• Carrots
• Olives

3. Substitute salmon for the tuna - either work great and taste delicious!

Nutrition Facts

Tuna & Pea Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 277 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Cholesterol 12mg4%

Sodium 208mg9%

Potassium 414mg12%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 5g20%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 1345IU27%

Vitamin C 28.6mg35%

Calcium 52mg5%

Iron 1.7mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Dina-Marie, RN and founder of Cultured Palate has learned the importance of diet for health - the hard way! As the mom of 10, and leaving the corporate world to start a vineyard, she knows the value of simple living and you can too! Dina-Marie and Cultured Palate's medical advisors, Dr. Dalton and Dr. O'Connor, want you to have accurate information at your fingertips.