Meal Prep Tangy Chopped Tuna Salad
Salty, tangy, everything-goes-in-the-bowl tuna salad is a great dip or meal prep lunch. It also makes a great appetizer! Prep it for the week ahead for an easy, tasty lunch or snack!
Ingredients
- 4 5 oz Cans Tuna Drained
- 1 15 oz Can Chickpeas Drained
- ⅔ cup Kalamata Olives Chopped
- ⅔ cup Green Olives Chopped
- ⅔ cup Banana Peppers Chopped
- ⅔ cup Pickled Jalapeños Chopped
- ¼ cup Roasted Red Peppers Chopped
- ½ cup Mayo
- ½ cup Cottage Cheese
- 8 oz Feta Cheese Crumbled
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes (we like it spicy!)
- salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain and rinse your can of chickpeas. Add your chickpeas to your salad bowl. No need to pat dry!
- Drain all four cans of tuna of their juices and your tuna to your salad bowl. I like to flake the tuna with a fork a bit to make it easier to mix later.
- Chop all of your veggies - both jarred and fresh! Make them as small or as large as you like. This is where I bring in my nifty chopper because it makes everything perfectly chopped!
- Measure out and add your cottage cheese, mayo, and feta cheese and add them to your salad bowl.
- Now, add all of your seasonings and spices, to your salad bowl.
- Mix everything well and enjoy!
- I like to eat this salad on a cracker but it would be delicious on toasted bread with some lettuce and tomato, too!
Notes
- After mixing your salad, store in an air tight container, and place in the fridge for a few hours. You can enjoy this immediately, but letting those flavors come together really brings this salad over the top!
- Always salt and pepper to taste when you are working with pickled ingredients due to the varying salt levels in each one.
- If you don't love cottage cheese, no problem! Just replace the cottage cheese with a bit of full fat Greek yogurt.
- Keep this salad in an air tight container for up to four days.
- Great in a lettuce wrap, with crackers, in a tortilla, or one toasted bread with lettuce and tomatoes!
- Perfect for weekly lunch meal prep.