No-Mayo Tuna Salad

This is my Mom's recipe for tuna salad which happens to contain no mayonnaise. Being Catholic, we had it every Friday night for dinner. Serve on bread or lettuce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 139 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 5 eggs
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
• 1 ¼ cups bread and butter pickles
• 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water and cool under cold running water. Peel.

Step 2

Place the eggs and pickles into a food processor; pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in tuna and celery. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the pickle juice until thoroughly blended.