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Default What Makes Tuna Salad Snap?

Pringles CheezUms > wrote in
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> I need help to enhance my tuna salad, I'm getting bored with it.
> It's decent now, but could be a lot better.
> I'm looking for something that will make me want to sneak down in

the
> middle of the night for a sandwich.


You got enough stuff in the salad, so try changing the overall
flavor.
You seem to like sour, what with your dill pickles. Try another
direction, say, a kind or sweet n' sour flavor. I go with sweet
pickles
and a slightly sour base salad. You might try a little mustard, a
very
common ingredient in tuna salad. Add just enough mustard to alter
the
overall flavor, but never enough to actually taste the mustard. Add
a
little at a time and taste test until you think you have it. I've
also
been experimenting with bottled salad dressings in addition to the
mayo.
Wishbone balsamic Italian (avoid the basil) is a pretty good choice.
Add a dash or two until you get a slight change in flavor that suits
your taste. These along with sweet pickles always gives a snappy
contrast in tuna salad.

nb