Lemon Tahini Tuna Salad Recipe – Steph Gaudreau (2024)

28 Responses

1. This salad sounds really nice. The dressing would really liven up the flavor of the tuna.

   1. I’m new to this . What is Tahini ,and where do you buy it?

      1. Hi Helen…tahini is ground up sesame seeds. Think of it like sesame seed butter. You can find it in the peanut butter section of most markets.

2. yummmmmmm love this idea Steph

   1. Thanks Meg! Nice and simple 🙂

3. I made this for lunch and subbed apple cider vinegar for lemon juice, I didn’t have a lemon, and it was amazing. Like, SO GOOD!

4. I recently stopped eating canned tuna when I read the label has soy. This is like starkist not wild tune. Can you get the wild tuna at a grocery like Public?

   1. Hi Kelly…I’m not familiar with Publix. I know you can get it from Amazon though.

5. Do you know of a very simple Paleo cookbook for someone who has never cooked? I’ve started the Paleo Plan, because I have so many food allergies, but the cookbooks I’ve looked at in the bookstore are so complicated for someone like me, who has never even boiled water. I’d be grateful for any input. Thanks.

   1. Hi Midge,

      See Also

      30+ Dump and Go Slow Cooker Recipes - The Recipe Rebel

      I keep my recipes really simple; walking through the kitchen and Paleo eating. I have tutorials on my website which can assist you. 🙂

6. This sounds delicious! I’m obsessed with Tahini and I never thought of pairing it with tuna, think I may try this today for lunch! 🙂 Blue Planet is also a great BPA sustainable source of tuna and salmon- I’ve seen is for sale at Target and Costco now (and of course at Whole foods) 🙂

   1. And for those in the neighborhood of Kroger, even they have a pole-caught canned tune; seek and ye shall find!

      1. Great tip, Gail! Thanks so much 🙂

7. Can you mix this in with some gluten free pasta? My mom has a tuna salad recipe that uses mayo and pasta shells. I wanted something that reminded me of my childhood but that was paleo.

   1. Hi Gillan! I don’t see why not!

8. Ooooooh, this is good! I will be doing this from now on. Thanks for this idea, even though I’m late finding it.

   1. Elizabeth, I’m excited to hear that you enjoyed it!

9. Can you use sardines instead of tuna here? They were on sale at Costco and I bought a million 🙂 Thanks!

   1. Totally! They’d be a great substitute 🙂

10. I made this for breakfast today and was happy to have a change of pace from my usual fare. The vegetable mix was beautiful and tasted great: red cabbage, red onion, red pepper, sugar snap peas, and leftover zucchini. A small problem was that I needed to add more tahini and a little olive oil because the tuna too dry at first and the juice of a whole lime too sharp. But the real problem I had was that it took me 30 minutes to make the whole dish plus another 7 for cleanup. I used a mandoline and a sharp knife for the vegetables. Any advice for doing this faster? The equipment needed doesn’t mention what you used to slice all the veggies – any special tool to speed up the slicing? Thanks.

    1. Hi Linda…I just use a sharp knife. A mandolin is a bit too time consuming for salad. Keep practicing those knife skills…it gets easier and faster with time.

       1. Thanks, Steph. I’ll try it using just a knife. I thought a mandolin would be faster – and I love those nice thin slices, but I’ll try it using just a sharp knife. I like to cook but I’m spending too much time in the kitchen.

11. This was my lunch today & absolutely loved it!!!! Will definitely be adding this to the lunch faves list 🙂

    1. Heather, I’m excited to hear that you enjoyed it!

12. This was such a simple and tasty lunch. Love it! Thank you!

    1. Nikki, I’m excited to hear that you enjoyed it!

13. I’m not clear on how much lemon juice is used – 2 tbsp?

    1. I updated it. Not sure what happened there.