Grilled Tuna Salad

Grilled Tuna salad is a variant of the traditional fish salad prepared with grilled tuna pieces. The salad is a combination of mayonnaise and the fish which is served on a bed of lettuce along with onion, celery and sliced hard-boiled eggs. A relish is occasionally added to the salad dish as well.

The grilled variety of the tuna salad is often prepared at home, it also features on a restaurant menu and it cannot be bought in pre-packaged cans as opposed to the traditional tuna salad. Tomatoes, avocadoes, and dill are also common food items added to the salad while serving it.

The salad is usually served as an entrée or a side dish and can even be a standalone dish for weight watchers. The homemade version is frequently assembled by replacing the hard-boiled eggs with a sweet relish or other condiments. The grilled salad is added to sandwich fillings and pita bread stuffings as well.

Grilled Tuna Salad Recipe Overview

The simplest form of the grilled fish salad can be made by combining the grilled tuna steaks with mayonnaise. However, the customary method of preparing it consists of grilling the fish properly and adding mayonnaise along with chopped celery and sliced onions to it. Salt and freshly ground black pepper serves as the usual seasonings while the grilled tuna salad is placed atop a bed of lettuce and decorated with sliced tomatoes along with a drop of lemon juice just before being served.

Grilled Tuna Salad Recipe Variations

The salad can be prepared in innumerable ways with the most popular variants being:-

• Healthy Grilled Tuna Salad- This salad consists of organic greens added to the grilled tuna steaks along with longitudinal slices of carrots, chopped tomatoes and onion halves tossed together. A blend of rice wine vinegar and olive oil serves as the dressing with hot chili sauce being added to make it spicy.
   
• Grilled Tuna Salade Niçoise-This is a variant of the traditional Nicose salad prepared with grilled tuna steaks and large Yukon potatoes along with haricot beans, capers, cherry tomatoes and brine cured black olives. The Nicose dressing is added before serving the salad which is garnished with fresh basil and parsley.

Serving Suggestions for Grilled Tuna Salad

The fish salad usually goes well with starchy foods, rich in carbohydrates. Some of the acceptable ways of serving it includes:-

• Hard-boiled eggs and potato chips.
• A noodle salad prepared with a spicy peanut-based sauce.
• A side serving of black peas, couscous and boiled red potatoes.
• Parmesan cheese and sage filled polenta cakes.

Trivia

The Asian version of the grilled tuna salad prepared with soy and Wasabi powder was popularized by Ina Garten in the cooking show, “Barefoot Contessa”.