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Healthy dill pickle tuna salad in white bowl with red spoon, surrounded by striped fabric for a casual meal prep look.

Healthy Dill Pickle Tuna Salad

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This healthy dill pickle tuna salad combines canned tuna with tangy chopped pickles, fresh dill, and a creamy dressing made from half Greek yogurt and half mayo. It’s protein-packed, meal prep–friendly, and perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or lettuce cups
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings : 4 servings

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Ingredients

  • 4 cans tuna
  • ½ cup dill pickles, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup celery, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small jalapeño, seeds removed & finely chopped, (optional)
  • 1 bunch fresh dill, finely chopped (about ⅓ cup)
  • ⅓ cup plain greek yogurt
  • ⅓ cup mayonnaise (I prefer avocado oil mayo)
  • 1 tbsp mustard (I prefer half dijon & half grainy)
  • 2 tbsp pickle juice
  • ½-1 tsp salt
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Instructions
 

  1. Make the dressing
    In a large bowl, whisk together ⅓ cup Greek yogurt, ⅓ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard (half Dijon, half grainy), and 2 tablespoons pickle juice until smooth.
    Creamy Greek yogurt and mayo dressing with mustard and pickle juice whisked in a white bowl on marble countertop.
  2. Add tuna and veggies
    Flake 4 drained tuna cans into the bowl. Add ½ cup chopped dill pickles, ½ cup chopped celery, ¼ cup red onion, 1 small finely chopped jalapeño (optional), and ⅓ cup chopped fresh dill.
    Bowl filled with chopped pickles, celery, red onion, jalapeño, fresh dill, and tuna arranged separately for healthy dill pickle tuna salad.
  3. Combine and season
    Stir gently until well combined. Taste and season with ½ to 1 teaspoon salt as needed.
    Close‑up of healthy dill pickle tuna salad mixed in a white bowl with red spoon, showing celery, pickles, and fresh dill.
  4. Serve
    Enjoy on sandwiches, wraps, in lettuce cups, or with crackers and veggie sticks.
    Healthy dill pickle tuna salad served in butter lettuce cups with crackers on the side, styled on a striped napkin.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 35gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1386mgPotassium: 410mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 259IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.