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I grew up eating tuna with a little white vinegar and maybe a slice of onion. I never even heard of mayo until I was in my 20s.
Same here. I grew up Italian and never even tasted mayo until I was a teenager. It wasn't part of the foods we ate. For us, a tuna sandwich meant it was seasoned with a little bit of vinegar and pepper. That was it and it was very good. We didn't know to make it any other way.
Mayo by definition has oil... it is an emulsion. By making it yourself, you can control the other ingredients. You can prepare a tuna salad of your liking with or without mayo, though. It just won't be the traditional creamy tuna salad if not mayo-based.
Overall, though, it seems like a fatty fish like tuna is a poor choice for a person who must avoid oils.
I love mayo but when I was out of it one day (gasp!!!), I made tuna salad using a ripe avocado. It was delicious.
Wow, would never had thought of that. I am almost addicted to mayo and only one or two brands. So to me, other than maybe something like you tried, there is no way one can have tuna salad without mayo. As for running out, sometimes spoiled brat teases me by informing me we are down to our last 3 jars, time to get more mayo darling.
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Wow, would never had thought of that. I am almost addicted to mayo and only one or two brands. So to me, other than maybe something like you tried, there is no way one can have tuna salad without mayo. As for running out, sometimes spoiled brat teases me by informing me we are down to our last 3 jars, time to get more mayo darling.
Hahaha! I hear you (and your brat), sister! Someone earlier in the thread reminded me about chicken salad -- I've done that too, with avocado, and that's FABULOUS because chicken is bland so you really taste the avocado.
Same here. I grew up Italian and never even tasted mayo until I was a teenager. It wasn't part of the foods we ate. For us, a tuna sandwich meant it was seasoned with a little bit of vinegar and pepper. That was it and it was very good. We didn't know to make it any other way.
I was going to suggest making an oil free vinaigrette for it with just vinegar and herbs.
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How about a tuna steak sliced thin on a lettuce salad with lemon juice.
