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I have to say I am a huge fan of tuna salad, so when I saw this recipe for tuna salad with french dressing that included mango I was pretty intrigued.
I am not a big fan of mayonnaise, but I’ll eat it when it is mixed in with different things like potato salad or macaroni salad.
When I saw this tuna salad recipe included more french dressing than mayonnaise {although, as the recipe card suggests, you can add more mayo if you like!} – I was super excited!
Tuna Salad and Mangoes, Together At Last!
Another thing I noticed in this recipe was mangoes. Mangoes…really? I would have never, ever, ever thought in a million years to add mango to tuna salad!
Fresh Mangoes aren’t especially common around where I live. If I want fresh mango, I usually have to drive a good 30 minutes to a “fancy” grocery store to get it. {And pay $6 for said mango, but that’s another story for another day.}
Still, the thought of mango intrigued me, so when I tried this recipe, I diced up some bits of dried mango. I think the fresh mango would obviously make it a bit more juicier, but the surprising pairing of mango and tuna is actually pretty good.
This recipe came from this Vintage Recipe Box, which I was able to date being from the 1980’s. I think it’s kind of ironic I like this recipe so much. I was a kid in the 1980’s – definitely was NOT eating tuna very often. We were also pretty poor, so mangoes were even more out of the question.
As an adult today though – this tuna salad recipe is awesome! If you like tuna, anyways. {My kids don’t like tuna at all, not surprisingly. Hopefully they will give it a chance when they get older!}
If you don’t have bottled French Dressing on hand, you can also make your own pretty simply. We even found a recipe for french dressing out of the same recipe box!
I used the recipe for french dressing in this recipe when I made it, since it’s not something I keep regularly in stock in my pantry. {Although with this new tuna salad recipe, maybe I just will have to start!}
How to Serve Tuna Salad
Here is the back of the recipe card with the directions:
The back of the card says to serve on a crisp lettuce leaf and that it makes 6 servings. If you are making it just for you and maybe one other person, you can pretty easily cut this recipe in half.
I like this tuna salad served with crackers best – {although I suppose lettuce is the “healthier” version} – not fancy crackers either, good old generic “buttery round crackers” are good enough for me!
Tuna Salad with French Dressing and Mango
Ingredients
- 2 cups of chunk tuna
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 4 hard boiled eggs peeled and chopped
- ½ cup chopped sweet pickles
- ¼ cup chopped mangoes
- 6 stuffed olives chopped
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 3 Tablespoons of French Dressing
- 1 teaspoon Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
Instructions
- Drizzle french dressing over tuna and let stand while preparing ingredients.
- Drain off any excess French dressing.
- Combine all ingredients together in a bowl, adding only enough mayonnaise that the salad holds together. {1 teaspoon is usually sufficient – can add more or less as desired}
- Serve on crisp leaves of lettuce, on croissants, or with crackers.
Nutrition
What do you think? If you try this recipe, I would love to hear your thoughts! Share your reviews in the comments section below!