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Tuna and Egg Salad Recipe

A bowl of unmixed tuna egg salad.
The perfect tuna and egg salad recipe! Loaded with tuna, hard-boiled eggs, crisp pickles, and the best creamy dressing, this perfect make-ahead recipe can be served in so many ways!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 5 oz each cans tuna, packed in water
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs peeled and chopped
  • 1 small pickle finely diced
  • 2 Tbsp red onion finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 tsp salt or to taste

Instructions

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl.
  • Refrigerate until you are ready to serve. See our notes for our favorite methods of serving!

Notes

  • Favorite ways to serve tuna and egg salad:
    Toast: Use your favorite bread to create thinly sliced toast! Load up the toast with creamy tuna salad, and enjoy!
    As a dip: Serve this salad with your favorite crackers as a dip!
    Lettuce boats: Serve this salad in romaine leaves to make easy and delicious lettuce boats.
    Wrap: Fill a tortilla wrap with the tuna and egg salad and wrap it up tightly.
    Pasta salad: Make this salad extra hearty by adding cooked pasta!
  • Store leftovers for later: Keep leftover salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.