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Tuna Egg Salad with Rice, Capers and Cucumbers {GF, DF}

Last Updated on April 14, 2019 By Vicky 1 Comment

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Tuna Salad Recipe with Egg, Rice, Capers and Cucumbers – A super simple seven ingredient recipe for when you want a high protein low fuss meal. Perfect as a salad or as a spread on bread or crackers. Gluten Free + Dairy Free. tuna salad recipe with egg, rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo. Tuna salad recipe with egg, rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo – this is one of my favorite recipes to make when I’m traveling for a few reasons.

First off it’s easy to make.

And it only requires six ingredients (though you can actually make this with just five ingredients and it’ll still be delicious).

And it requires minimal time, and minimal kitchen equipment. You just need a pot, a bowl and a knife. Fancy kitchen equipment can be hard to come by when traveling.

The apartment D and I were renting in Taipei for 9 days didn’t even have a single knife. Not one knife. No sharp knives nor butter knives. Good thing we travel with a sharp knife so we can never be caught off guard. So I’m sure you can imagine there wasn’t much to work with in a kitchen that doesn’t even have a single knife. Clearly more of a decorative rather than functional kitchen.

six ingredient tuna egg salad made with rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo with crackers on the side

A perfect place to make this tuna salad recipe with egg. I actually cannot take full credit for this salad — I’ve got to credit my mom for coming up with this recipe. She used to make this when I was a child and then for years this tuna egg salad recipe with rice was lost and forgotten.

Until now. Recently we both remembered about that super delicious and easy to make salad that it perfect for when you are low on time or just have nothing to work with in the kitchen.

If you have rice, canned tuna, eggs, onions, and mayo you are all set.

I personally also like the additional crunch from the freshly cut up cucumbers and the acidity from the capers and slight brininess. This is entirely optional.

The sweet yellow onions also provide their own crunch to this tuna salad recipe.

And it wouldn’t be a proper Russian recipe without mayo as the dressing so yes, you’ll need to throw in a few tablespoons of mayo into the mix.

For some reason we had serious issues in one Taiwan town finding regular mayo. All we could find was sweet mayo – have you ever heard of such a thing? Yep, sweet mayo was all we could find. So when we made this dish, it had a lightly sweet hint to it, but normally we’d be use regular mayo in this one.

So if you’re looking for a quick low fuss high protein lunch look no further than this tuna salad recipe with egg. Super simple to make yet incredibly satisfying and perfect as a cold salad or a spread on crackers or bread. Open faced sandwiches work perfectly too. You’ve got the best of all these flavors in this tuna egg salad with rice.

This tuna salad recipe with egg, rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo is just one of those recipes that my family has made dozens of times and will continue to make for years to come! Feel free to adjust the ingredient quantities to your liking. Want more eggs or tuna? Feel free to add them!

If you’re looking for more tuna recipe ideas be sure to check out my Quick Mexican Tuna Salad (served in Avocado boats), healthy tuna avocado egg salad, or my Spanish mixed salad with tuna, pickled asparagus, corn and olives.

taking a bite out of tuna egg salad made with rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo served on crackers

Other salad or tuna recipes you might love are:

  • Massaged Kale and Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Feta {GF}
  • Wild Rice Salad with Walnuts, Lemons and Parsley {GF, Vegan}
  • Mixed Spanish Salad with Tuna, Pickled Asparagus, Corn and Olives {GF, DF}
  • Asian Tuna Wrap {GF, DF}
  • Tuna Pesto Sandwich with Capers {GF, DF}

How to make tuna salad recipe with egg

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A super simple six ingredient tuna egg salad made with rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo. For when you want a high protein low fuss meal. Perfect as a salad or as a spread on bread or crackers. Gluten Free + Dairy Free.
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Tuna Egg Salad with Rice, Capers and Cucumbers {GF, DF}
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
A super simple six ingredient tuna egg salad made with rice, capers, cucumbers and mayo. For when you want a high protein low fuss meal. Perfect as a salad or as a spread on bread or crackers. Gluten Free + Dairy Free.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3
Calories: 335 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 2 hard boiled eggs chopped
  • 1 can tuna drained
  • 1 cup cooked white rice
  • 1-2 tablespoons capers
  • 2-3 small English cucumbers cut into matchsticks
  • 2-3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  2. Serve as a salad or as a spread on crackers or bread.
Nutrition Facts
Tuna Egg Salad with Rice, Capers and Cucumbers {GF, DF}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 138mg46%
Sodium 381mg17%
Potassium 503mg14%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 360IU7%
Vitamin C 9.1mg11%
Calcium 66mg7%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Nancy says

    April 18, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so good!

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