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    Home » Dip

    Healthy Tuna Dip

    Posted: Jul 21, 2020 · Updated: Jul 30, 2020 by Tonje

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    This healthy tuna dip is the perfect appetizer or snack. Tuna, cream cheese and seasoning make a simple, but tasty dish in only 5 minutes!

    Healthy tuna dip with crackers and celery sticks.

    Jump to:
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 💭 Top tips
    • 🥗 Serving suggestions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍲 Leftovers
    • 🍴 You might also like these recipes..
    • 📋 Frequently asked questions
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    Canned tuna is the star of this easy tuna dip recipe. I swear by canned tuna, as it's such an affordable and tasty ingredient that is severely underused. I have previously shared recipes for deviled eggs with tuna, spicy tuna wraps and tuna pasta salad, which are some of my favorite tuna recipes.

    This time I'm sharing my absolute favorite tuna dip - and it just so happens to be a quick, easy and tasty recipe. I love to whip up this recipe for a quick snack, or as an easy family friendly tuna appetizer.

    🥘 Ingredients

    To make this dish, you will need canned tuna in brine, cream cheese, onion powder, dried dill and a pinch of salt.

    🔪 Instructions

    Drain the liquid from the tuna, and add the tuna chunks to a bowl. Add the other ingredients to the bowl, and stir to combine everything.

    If you wish to make a completely smooth dip, you can process it in a food processor, however I prefer it with some small chunks of fish.

    Serve the dip chilled with your favorite dippable foods.

    💭 Top tips

    Here are my top tips to succeed with this recipe:

    • You can amend the seasoning to suit your preferences.
    • I like to mash the tuna well with a fork to break it into small chunks.
    • Make sure to combine all the ingredients well before serving.
    Tuna cream cheese dip on a table with cucumbers, celery sticks, bread and crackers.

    🥗 Serving suggestions

    Tuna dip is such a versatile dish, and you can use it in a million different ways. It's excellent as a sandwich filler, or as a base for a pasta sauce. But the best way to serve this dish is of course as a dip - with lots of dippable items.

    Here are some of my favorite things to serve with this dip:

    Vegetables: Celery sticks, carrots, cucumber, cauliflower and sugar snap peas are some of my favorite vegetables to dip.

    Savory snacks: Crackers, chips, pretzels and tortilla chips are all excellent options.

    Bread: Some toasted bread or sliced baguettes are always great with dip.

    📖 Variations

    Here are some of my favorite variations of this dip, in case you want to experiment:

    Dairy free: Use dairy free or vegan cream cheese for a dairy free tuna tip.

    Lower fat: You can use a low fat cream cheese, or replace the cream cheese with Greek yogurt, if you prefer a low fat tuna dip.

    Spicy: Add some diced jalapeno or a pinch of chili powder to make a spicy tuna dip.

    Cucucmber slices dipping into tuna dip.

    🍲 Leftovers

    Store any leftover healthy tuna dip in airtight containers in a refrigerator for up to 3 days. Give the leftover dip a stir before serving it.

    You can serve the dip cold, or you can reheat it if you want to serve it warm. Reheat it in a microwave, or bake it in the oven until it's hot throughout.

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    📋 Frequently asked questions

    Which tuna do you use for dip?

    Use canned tuna in brine to make the best tuna dip.

    Recipe

    Healthy Tuna Dip.

    Healthy Tuna Dip

    This healthy tuna dip is the perfect appetizer or snack. Tuna, cream cheese and seasoning make a simple, but tasty dish in only 5 minutes!
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    Created by: Tonje
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 0 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Dip
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2
    Calories 269 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 can tuna (145 g or ½ cup drained)
    • ½ cup cream cheese
    • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
    • ¼ teaspoon dried dill
    • pinch of salt

    Instructions
     

    • Drain the liquid from the tuna, and add the tuna chunks to a bowl.
    • Add the other ingredients to the bowl, and stir to combine everything.
    • If you wish to make a completely smooth dip, you can process it in a food processor, however I prefer it with some small chunks of fish.
    • Serve the dip chilled with your favorite dippable foods.

    Notes

    Leftovers

    Store any leftover healthy tuna dip in airtight containers in a refrigerator for up to 3 days. Give the leftover dip a stir before serving it.
    You can serve the dip cold, or you can reheat it if you want to serve it warm. Reheat it in a microwave, or bake it in the oven until it’s hot throughout.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 20gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 393mgPotassium: 230mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 811IUCalcium: 70mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword cream cheese, egg free, gluten free, nut free, tuna
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