Pretty Tuna Salad

Yeah, like I really thought anyone needed instructions on how to make tuna salad-- but sometimes it's good to hear how someone else does it.

You actually can pretty up tuna salad by adding a splash of color using red capsicum (that's Australian for red bell peppers-- and if you say red bell peppers in Australia, I don't think anyone will know what the hell you are talking about).

Both my kids like this... a lot. I've been putting it on wholemeal bread (that's Australian for wheat bread), quartering it diagonally, and cutting the crust off. It is also lovely served with crackers, or atop a salad.

For me it's all about the red bell peppers in it, but if you're like my husband and "hate peppers", then feel free to substitute celery. But for goodness sakes, I am begging you-- please do not add that nasty sweet relish... mom, that means you.

Prep Time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 large can (not those little mini cans) tuna packed in water
• 1.5 tbsp Hellman's Mayonaise or Light Hellman's Mayonaise-- other brands just will not do in my opinion
• 2-3 tablespoons diced red bell pepper (aka red capsicum)
• 1-2 tablespoons dried onion flakes (the kind that come in a spice bottle--looks like dehydrated little pieces of onion)
  
• 2 small pinches salt
• A little pepper
• (optional) 1-2 tbsp diced celery-- personally I don't do this, except for in my husband's portion which has no red bell pepper in it
  

The method of my madness:

1. Squeeze water out of tuna can well.
2. Put tuna in bowl and use a fork to smash it until not in chunks anymore.
3. Throw in all the other ingredients (only 1 spoon of mayo at a time, you can always add more--but too much is just totally unacceptable) and mix with fork.

To serve on a salad:

• Put lettuce or spinach in a bowl
• Use an ice cream scooper to make a pretty round scoop of tuna salad on top
• Add little veggie decorations around it like broccoli, green beans, cucumber, carrot--whatever

To serve on a sandwich:

• Stick it on bread
• For kids cut into quarters or let kids make them into shapes with cookie cutters
• Cut diagonally for adult sandwiches