Tuna Salad with Pickled Red Onions and Capers

Name: Tuna Salad with Pickled Red Onions and Capers
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min

April 1, 2022

Prep 15 min Total 15 min

Tuna Salad with Pickled Red Onions and Capers © kvalifood.com

This tuna salad is different from the classic tuna salad with sweetcorn and mayo. Here it is capers and pickled red onions that give the character, and the dressing is lighter. Use tinned tuna in olive oil — it tastes better than tuna in water. Lemon zest adds freshness.

Tuna salad assembly with pickled red onions and capers © kvalifood.com

Ingredients

Yields 4 servings

Pickled red onions

1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 dl red wine vinegar
1 dl water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt

Tuna salad

2 tins tuna in olive oil (160 g each), drained
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
2 tbsp capers, roughly chopped
Salt
Pepper

Assembly

4 slices rye bread
Butter, for the rye bread
Fresh parsley (or chives), a little
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Pickled red onions

Bring vinegar, water, sugar and salt to the boil. Put the onion rings in a jar and pour the hot brine over. Leave to sit for at least 30 minutes.

Tuna salad

Drain the tuna well. Mix together mayonnaise, lemon juice and lemon zest in a bowl. Fold in the tuna and capers and season with salt and pepper.

Assembly

Butter the rye bread. Spread the tuna salad on the slices. Arrange pickled red onions on top and sprinkle chopped parsley or chives and freshly ground black pepper over.