Pa's Tuna Salad

I am not a great salad fan. Growing up I hardly remember eating salads. For any function or festival, the only standard salad my mom used to make was cutting cucumber, tomatoes and onion and placing them on a plate.

When I got married, my father in law (Pa) made a nice and yummy tuna salad one day for me. It was so delicious that I couldn't believe how tuna could taste so good. Well, from then on, I have loved this salad and have also tried converting it into a starter. Although I have made this salad innumerable times, I just can't beat my father-in-law in making it. He is really good at it. So this recipe is of my loving father-in-law who loves making amazing salads once a while.

Pa's Tuna Salad

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Serves : 5

Ingredients:

1 tin of tuna chunks in olive oil

1 medium sized onion finely chopped

1 medium sized tomato chopped

1 medium sized green capsicum finely chopped

1 green chilli finely chopped

1 small piece of ginger chopped finely

1 tsp of vinegar

2 tbsp of mayonnaise

1 tbsp of tomato ketchup

salt to taste

a few corriander leaves chopped finely

Method:

• Take a nice glass bowl. Add vinegar, green chillies and ginger and mix well smashing it with the spoon.
• Then add the onions and capsicum and give it a good mix
• Now add the tuna with the oil, salt and mix again
• Then add the mayonnaise, the ketchup and the tomatoes and mix thoroughly.
• Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

Tip: In order to convert this salad into a starter, simply make the salad as above and then add a spoonful of it on a small toast or a monaco biscuit and you get tuna on toast.

Alternatively, you can also convert it into a sandwich spread by placing the salad between two slices of toasted bread. Goes as a good breakfast or brunch.