Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna
Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna is loaded with chunks of tuna, juicy ripe tomatoes, green olives, and red onions. All tossed with simple ingredients to create a refreshing, Italian-style salad that’s budget-friendly, low-carb, keto, and packed with protein.
Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna
We grew up eating this tomato salad with tuna. Mom always made it during the hot summer months. It’s always delicious tasting and perfect as a quick meal for lunch or dinner.
Best part? You can easily make this salad in minutes with a few staple ingredients from your pantry! For more Italian salads, try our Lentil Salad with Sweet Peppers, and Green Beans and Carrot Salad, just to name a few.
TIPS for SUCCESS!
- The key flavor in this tomato and tuna salad is the quality of the olive oil you use. We prefer a good quality extra virgin olive oil and one that says on the bottle, “product of Italy.” Extra virgin olive oil is what gives this tuna fish its rich, full flavor.
- Also, it’s best to allow the salad to sit on the counter or in your refrigerator for at least 15 to 30 minutes before serving. This will allow the tomatoes to marinate, infusing all the flavors inside the bowl.
- The secret to its amazing flavor?! When the tuna, fresh ripe tomatoes, and red onions all blend, creates an exquisite vinaigrette dressing all on its own!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
For this recipe, you will need 5 ingredients to make this tomato and tuna salad.
- large ripe tomatoes
- Spanish green olives
- red onion
- solid white tuna in oil, or Italian tuna in olive oil
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
Let’s Make This Salad!
How To Make Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna
This salad takes about 5 minutes to make and 15 to 30 minutes to marinate. And the rest is easy.
- First, slice your tomatoes and red onion. Toss them into a salad bowl.
- Add the olives, chunks of tuna, virgin olive oil, and seasonings.
- Toss and set it aside in the refrigerator or a cool place. Then serve.
FAQ’s
- What kind of tomatoes should we use? Heirloom, organic, or on-the-vine tomatoes are ideal for this kind of salad.
- Are there any substitutions for the red onion? Yes, you can use fresh scallions (long thin green onions), which are very tasty and not overpowering.
- How to store this kind of salad? You can keep it in your salad bowl and cover it with saran wrap. And, keep it chilled in the refrigerator.
- How long will it stay fresh? This tomato and tuna salad will only stay fresh for up to one day (24 hours). After that, it will turn out soggy and not fresh tasting. Best to consume the day you make it.
A great salad to make all summer…
A tasty salad, this Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna is ideal for it to be on rotation.
This is such a delicious recipe! A wonderful addition to your buffet table, and one that will disappear quickly.
Take our word for it, this salad is refreshing to serve anytime! Just another quick and easy idea to serve on those days you prefer a light meal.
Enjoy and have a great day!
More Tasty Salads You’ll Love!
- Crunchy Broccoli, Raisins and Walnut Salad
- Potato Salad without Mayo
- Spring Tomato, Basil and Bocconcini Salad
- Chickpea Salad
- Italian Tomato Salad
If you try our refreshing tomato salad with tuna, please let us know by leaving a comment with a star rating! We’d love to hear from you. Sharing your insights and experiences helps everyone who reads them, and helps us too!
Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna, Olives, and Red Onions
Refreshing Tomato Salad with Tuna, Olives, and Red Onions is a healthy Italian-style salad that's packed with protein. Simple, easy, and loaded with flavor!
Ingredients
- 2 medium or large tomatoes - sliced
- 1/2 cup Spanish green olives - rinsed
- 1 small red onion- sliced
- 1 can (5-ounce) solid white tuna in oil-drained (or jar of Italian Tuna)
- 1 to 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into a salad bowl, and mix until well blended. Taste, and season with fresh cracked pepper to taste.
- Set the bowl aside, somewhere in a cool place about 1/2 hour before serving to allow all flavors to marinate and infuse together. Then serve.
- Serves 4
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 servings Serving Size: 1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 120Total Fat: 6.6gCarbohydrates: 5.2gFiber: 1.2gSugar: 3.1gProtein: 10.4g
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I prepared this last night & it was a hit. Just can’t beat easy & tasty!
I added sundried tomatoes & put it all on a bed of romaine
Thank you for this inspiration
That’s awesome! Thanks so much to stop by and leave a sweet comment. The addition of sundried tomatoes sounds delicious, love it!
A perfect salad in my mind! I love tomatoes with tuna and I will try olives and red onion next time 🙂 Looks delicious!
thank you Sue! We hope you will enjoy this salad as much as we do!
Have a great week!
I love everything about this salad. I can't wait to plant tomatoes again and this will be at the top of the list!
We cant wait to plant ours too! Thank you for the lovely comment!