Cold Tuna Fish Noodle Salad Recipe

Have you ever really wanted something with good flavor but it is going to be a hot day and you don’t want to eat anything hot.  This cold tuna noodle salad is one of my husbands favorites for lunch at work on a hot day.  He loves to eat it with Ritz crackers.

Cold Tuna Fish Noodle Salad

Keeping all of these ingredients on hand in the summer is a must at our house.  My husband will look at the weather review on the news for the week and say, “Babe, some cold tuna noodle salad sounds like a good lunch plan, why don’t you get on it.”  If you knew me well, you would know what I’d have to say back to that.

After I say it though, I do try and make this for him.  It is easy and will serve him a good 3 to 4 nice meals.  He loves this with crackers.

I usually start my water heating and by the time it comes to a boil, I have my veggies out and started on the chopping.  I put the pasta in, I like small cut macaroni, shells, or anything small.  I used small bow ties for this one.  When all the veggies are chopped and in the bowl, I put in my can of tuna.  I do not drain off the water, or oil.  It adds to the moisture  and flavor of the salad.  You can use 2 cans if you want more meat.  I usually add in the dressing and mustard and cayenne before the noodles that way it is mixed well so it covers evenly.  If it is dry, I will add a bit more of the dressing and mustard to my desired level.  Salt and pepper to taste and you have a nice meal for lunch, or dinner on a hot summer day.  It really is filling and refreshing when it is hot outside. Like I said, my husband has to have this with crackers.  I think he likes the crunchy texture with the soft salad.  He is right though, it is really good that way.

I hope you enjoy this as much as he does.  Granny

Here’s another great salad recipe!