SaladslunchPescatarianGluten-freeDairy-freeNo added sugar

Tuna Salad (1940)

Name: Tuna Salad (1940)
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Salads
Ingredients: 1 can (6–9½ oz / ~170–270 g) tuna; ¼ apple, finely chopped; ½ stalk celery, finely chopped; ¼ cup mayonnaise (low fat can work); 1 tsp lemon juice; ½ ea. chopped green onion or ½ tsp dried chopped white or yellow onion; 1 hard boiled egg, chopped (or two hard boiled egg whites and a bit of oil olive oil to make up the difference); Ground black pepper to taste; Paprika (optional); Lettuce (optional)

This classic tuna salad recipe is from the 1940's U.S.

From Wikibooks CookbookNo reviews yet· 0 commentsEasy0 made it

An illustration of the kind of dish. There is no photo of this recipe yet.

Ingredients

Makes

1 can (6–9½ oz / ~170–270 g) tuna
¼ apple, finely chopped
½ stalk celery, finely chopped
¼ cup mayonnaise (low fat can work)
1 tsp lemon juice
½ ea. chopped green onion or ½ tsp dried chopped white or yellow onion
1 hard boiled egg, chopped (or two hard boiled egg whites and a bit of oil olive oil to make up the difference)
Ground black pepper to taste
Paprika (optional)
Lettuce (optional)

Ingredients for 2 servings (305 g) · the original recipe

Method

1
Drain and squeeze tuna dry, discarding liquid or reserving for some other use.
2
Combine tuna, apple, celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice, green onion, egg, and pepper.
3
Refrigerate 1 hour or more.
4
Sprinkle with paprika and trim with lettuce, if desired.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.