Tuna Salad Cucumber Cups are fun and delicious way to eat tuna salad! Serve these cool cucumber cups as an appetizer or enjoy them as a light lunch! They're easy to make and easier to customize with your favorite mix-ins and toppings!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Tuna Salad Cucumber Cups
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 12cucumber cups
Calories 27kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
1English cucumber(look for a hothouse -- they are a little sweeter!)
4-5ozcanned tuna(drained)
2TBSPhomemade or store-bought mayo*
⅛tsponion powder
⅛tspgarlic powder
salt and pepperto taste
Plus add #ALLTHEVEGGIES (see notes)
TASTY GARNISH IDEAS
paprika
chopped chives or scallions
sprouts
microgreens
baby arugula
sliced cherry tomato
Instructions
A mellon baller totally comes in handy here so, if you haven't invested in one yet, totally pick one up!
Combine tuna with your choice of mayo, yellow mustard, greek yogurt, or mashed avocado (or a combination of your favorites!), along with veggies, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. If you have a go-to tuna salad recipe as well, feel free to use it here!
Slice cucumbers into discs, scoop out a bit of the center, and arrange on a plate.
Pile on some tuna salad and dig in! Easiest recipe ever!
To make a fun pattern in the cucumber discs, grab a cheese slicer or a vegetable peeler and peel a few gorgeous green ribbons off the cucumber before slicing.
Notes
You can use chunk light or albacore tuna for these tasty cucumber cups! I typically look for sustainable, wild-caught tuna when I'm picking out a can. Fresh cooked tuna works as well as does salmon!Tasty veggies to add to your tuna salad: carrot, pickles, avocado, peppers, green onion, radish, etc... Choose your favorites and have fun with it!* In place of mayo you can use Greek yogurt, hummus, or mashed avocado! Sometimes I'll even add a little yellow mustard or dijon mustard to the mix. Have fun with it!Nutrition facts below are an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. If adding extras/toppings to the tuna salad, values will change accordingly.