Tuna Salad With Fried Onions Recipes

TUNA-MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil, and cook the macaroni according to package instructions, until slightly pasta al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water until the pasta is cool and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked macaroni, tuna, eggs, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, onion powder, pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Add chopped celery and onion, if using, and toss gently with a spoon to combine.
• Taste and adjust salt and mayonnaise as needed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, and up to overnight. Sprinkle with paprika for garnish before serving cold.

TUNA SALAD WITH FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Squeeze water from the tuna and place tuna in a bowl.
• Add the mayo and stir until combined*.
• Add the fried onions and gently combine.
• Refrigerate for 2-hours.
• *Before chillling, it will seem to be too much mayo, but it 'tightens' as it chills.
• The cooking time is the chilling time.

SOUTHERN TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Place diced onion in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Let sit for 5 minutes. Drain into a colander.
• While onion soaks, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain into the same colander as red onion and run under cold water to stop cooking and cool to room temperature.
• Place mayonnaise, pimentos, relish, chow-chow, mustard, Cajun seasoning, and salt in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add pasta, red onion, and celery and stir to combine. Gently fold in tuna and eggs to combine.

COLD TUNA SALAD FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni per package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Put noodles into a large bowl. Add Miracle Whip, mayonnaise, and mustard to the mixture; mix well. Add salt & pepper; mix well. Coarsely chop celery and add to mixture. Flake in the tuna and add the frozen peas (don't thaw or cook them); mix all together.
• Cube the blocks of cheese. Immediately before serving, add the cheese. Sprinkle some French fried onions over the top of the mixture if desired.