Tuna salad is comfort food (much like its ) — it's soft and yielding, cool and creamy, and it can be dressed up however you like, with a layer of lettuce or spinach on top, sliced cucumbers, or even some sharp cheddar. But while there are plenty of , you would be remiss if you didn't add a sweet element to your next sandwich. Toss a handful of dried cranberries (think ) into your next batch, slather that salad onto two hearty pieces of bread, and be sure to thank us after your first bite (or you can finish your sandwich first).
It's a take on tuna that few people think about, but once you've tried it, we doubt you'll ever want it another way — just ask the fans who adore Whole Foods' cranberry tuna salad (and you can use any leftover cranberries to make ). More sweet tuna salad mix-ins for your mouth Perhaps you're already adding this to your tuna salad, but if not, you absolutely should be: It's , a staple for New York City-style deli tuna salad. Something like a typical bottle of not only adds a subtle sweetness, it contributes a slightly different texture to the softness of the tuna — not quite as crunchy as, say, celery, but it definitely adds an interesting bite.
(Don't have sweet relish on hand? You can also add in a bit of sweet pickle juice.) Want to stay with fruit? Try adding sliced grapes for a take on the famous Waldorf salad, so named for the hotel in which it was originally served, the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. For your version, either red or green grapes wo.