Buffalo Tuna Salad

5 from 1 vote

Buffalo Tuna Salad is a fun twist on tuna salad with canned tuna, celery, shallots, mayo and hot sauce for a creamy and spicy tuna salad. If you like Buffalo chicken, you'll want to try this one.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Fish and Seafood

Cuisine: American

Keyword: buffalo sauce, buffalo tuna salad, canned tuna recipe, lent recipe, tuna salad, tuna wraps

Servings: servings

Calories: 324kcal

Author: Amy D

Ingredients

2 5-ounce cans of albacore tuna in water, well-drained
2/3 cup finely diced celery
1 shallot finely diced
¼ cup mayo
1-2 Tablespoons Hot sauce
Black Pepper to taste
Optional: Cayenne pepper to taste Blue Cheese Crumbles

Instructions

Drain your tuna well and gently flake it apart with a fork.
Add the mayo, chopped celery, and shallots. Mix well.
After this is combined, add the hot sauce and black pepper to taste, starting with 1 tablespoon of hot sauce. Because hot sauces vary in heat level, it's better to start with 1 tablespoon and then taste to see if you'd like it spicier.
*If after adding 2 Tablespoons of hot sauce your buffalo tuna salad still is not spicy enough for you, sprinkle on a bit of cayenne pepper to prevent the salad from becoming too watery.
Try serving this tuna salad topped with blue cheese for a classic buffalo combination.

Notes

Serving suggestions:

Sandwich: Use this buffalo tuna salad as a sandwich spread.

Wrap: Try it on a pita, tortilla or lavash bread to make a hearty wrap.

Spread: This tuna salad makes a great spread to stuff into celery sticks. Also try it spread on crackers or cucumber rounds.

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