You Can Tuna Fish

It's lent, and as such Catholics are asked to abstain from certain things... Meat on Friday for instance. The Red Queen is Catholic and I was asked nicely (snort) to refrain from cooking a hamburger for lunch in her presence. Me, being of such sweet disposition (choke) obliged.

Instead, I made my own personal tuna salad recipe.

I've never been a fan of tuna salad. Too flat and unassuming, and quite often bland despite the natural salt tang of tuna... So I made my own recipe.

Here it is:

2 5oz cans of tuna in water. Any brand will do, but I like Chicken of the Sea. If you want to get fancy, use white albacore, as long as it's in water, not oil.

1 stalk celery

2-3 BIG tablespoons sweet relish. I use homemade sweet pickles and chop them up myself, but not everyone has a big sister that supplies them with delicious home grown goodies

3-4 big tablespoons mayo. I like Kraft lite, but if you want sweeter go for Miracle Whip.

2 large hard boiled eggs. The eggs make it fluffier, adds a nice texture.

Boil the eggs first, because that takes the longest. For easy, perfect boiled eggs, place them in a pan of cold water covered by at least an inch of water. Bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let sit 12-15 min. Cover eggs with ice water 5 min. Peel and chop up finely. I mash mine with a fork.

Open and drain tuna.

Quarter celery the long way then chop into small (Tiny even) pieces.

Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.

If the consistancy seems off add more of any of the ingredients to taste.

Makes about 4 big sandwiches.

I usually just put on a couple slices of bread, lettuce, tomato... Maybe bacon, I'm not Catholic... and a hunk of cheese on the side, but it's good enough to eat right out of the bowl or on crackers or with potato chips.