8/24/2025 – Mary made Tuna Salad inspired by Chef Billy Parisi’s My Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe with some changes. The most significant being to leave out the macaroni. It was very good with a more flavor from Mom’s but also was a good reminder of hers. If you go to his recipe then you will note the ingredients below are about half of his as Mary did not want to make that much.
Ingredients
- 2 shelled, small-diced hard boiled eggs
- 1/4 peeled and small diced red onion
- 2 ribs small diced celery
- 1 finely minced small garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon dried dill [our dried dill was old and the fresh he called for would have been great]
- 2 tablespoons small diced dill pickles
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickel relish [he calls for small diced bread and butter pickles]
- 2 tablespoons minced capers
- 2 – 5 oz. cans of tuna, drained
- mayonnaise
- Dijon mustard
- Juice of ½ small lemon, about 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons
- coarse salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Some ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Mix everything until completely combined. Adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
- Serve with optional additional whole capers and fresh dill.
