Tossed Tuna Salad Recipe
We have paired this Tuna Salad recipe with the Lemon French Dressing. The two go great together and makes for a light and healthy side dish or even the main course.
Tuna is a great, healthy protein that really adds to this tossed salad. Fish offers many health benefits including helping with weight loss.
As with all recipes on this site, we've included the nutrition information and Weight Watchers Points. The SmartPoints include values for all 3 plan; Green, Blue and Purple. So no matter which you are following, you can track your numbers.
For those members who have stuck with the original WW plan or Points Plus, not to worry. You will find those numbers for this recipe as well.
Tossed Tuna Salad Recipe
Below is the recipe for the salad and the dressing. Each set of ingredients and directions are separate, so if you only want one or the other, you can do that easily. You can add more veggies to the salad to make it personalized for you.
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Recipe Type:
Salad, Side Dish, Main DishDegree of Difficulty:
Very EasyIngredients for Salad
- 2 Tomatoes, medium
- 8 Romaine lettuce leaves
- 4 oz Chunk white tuna
- 1 Tbsp Green onion chopped
- 2 tsp Parsley chopped
- 4 Tbsp Sesame seeds
Ingredients for Dressing
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Dijon-style mustard
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp water
- Dash of salt and pepper
Nutrition Facts for Tuna Salad Recipe
Nutrition facts shown below are per serving. The number of serving is noted in the header section below. The serving size is the first item noted on the nutrition facts table.
Nutrition for Salad
| Tuna Salad Nutrition Per Serving Number of Servings: 2 |
|
|---|---|
| Serving Size | 1 salad |
| Calories | 221 |
| Total Fat | 11.3g |
| Sat Fat | 1.8g |
| Cholesterol | 23.8mg |
| Sodium | 232.7mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 13.5g |
| Fiber | 6.2g |
| Sugar | 5g |
| Protein | 19.3g |
| Lemon French Dressing Nutrition Per Serving Number of Servings: 2 |
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|---|---|
| Serving Size | n/a |
| Calories | 43 |
| Total Fat | 4.6g |
| Sat Fat | <1g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 161.6mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | <1g |
| Fiber | <1g |
| Sugar | <1g |
| Protein | <1g |
MyWW Points
Other Weight Watchers Points
Plus: 5 pts
Points: 4 pts
Weight Watchers Points - Dressing Only
For all Weight Watchers plan (original, plus and SmartPoints) the dressing is only 1 point.
Tips
To save on some calories and points, you can skip the sesame seeds for this salad recipe.
If you prefer another dressing, try this creamy garlic dressing instead.
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