Tuna Salad Salad | Home Movies with Alison Roman

Tuna salad salad is, to me, greater than the sum of its parts. It’s tuna salad, sure, but it’s also a salad. The best things in life are simple, and this tuna salad is deceptively simple. This version is light, it’s crunchy (thank you celery, ILY), extremely lemony, and is best eaten out of cups of iceberg lettuce with a side of heavily buttered rye toast.
RECIPE & INGREDIENTS:
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Margaux's love of tuna
0:16 Home Movies with Alison Roman
0:26 Intro to a bright, citrusy tuna salad
2:22 Starting with diced onions, lemon zest, and pepper
3:58 Elevating the tuna salad with celery, dill, and capers
6:13 TUNA Talks
8:26 Adding the tuna and mayo then combining all the ingredients
9:53 Toasting the bread and making the salad
11:38 Assembling the tuna salad
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VIDEO CREDITS:
Director: Daniel Hurwitz
Editor: Grace Palmer
Director of Photography: Dennis Thomas
B-Cam: Christiana Lopez
Sound: Yves Albaret

[@alisoneroman]

Thanks for watching! Do you have strong celery opinions? Let us know below!

[@nicolerichards5122]

love celery! but smaller LOL

[@beatlesrol456]

celery rules

[@Leguminator]

Celery is a constant staple in my fridge, goes in many things from tuna salad to soups, under a roasting chicken, fried rice, pot roast, and on and on

[@mariahn5764]

Celery is my family golden retriever, Scout’s, favorite snack. You can’t cut some without giving him a bit to cronch.

[@m.theresa1385]

Yes I love celery, I just have to remember to get it out of the other crisper draw ‘cause it bugs me when it blocks the other stuff so it ends up with carrots etc. btw, I too frequently use Cento tuna in oil. It’s pretty good straight from the can.

[@ninecatsmagee8384]

I'm an expert on tuna salad and oil is the only way to go, trust me. Loads of celery, check. Butttered rye toast, oh yes. Pile of lettuce leaves and plenty of dill -- YES. Red onion -- always. Capers and sliced avocado if ya got em. Great minds, you know?

[@reginaceragioli8101]

That Tuna Talk though omg

[@swicheroo1]

I've been making this since I was a kid. My mom never cooked lunch for us. I think, now, in retrospect she was suffering from depression. So during the summer, left to our own devices, my brother and I would collect enough money to purchase the ingredients. We also threw in couple boiled eggs. And we made a BIG SALAD. And then we would eat it al fresco on the deck...

[@dirtnbloodnotherkids]

Thats impressive for a couple of kids! Most would just make pb and j sandwiches or hot pockets. Yall were fancy!

[@Selena-tv9ge]

Just wanted to suggest more cat content on this channel because I love her already

[@kathryn_dc]

"Guess what, she's my family." I instantly fell in love. SUBSCRIBED.

[@rayanneschool3927]

One of the great ongoing pleasures of your videos is that you make food that people actually eat. No pretense. Real food, not curated food art.

[@leeroyallen1772]

If I can say one positive thing from covid was to watch youtube shows about new ways to eat foods we thought we knew. This lady is a crack up and dissolves the need to food shame.. with the rising costs of take out or dine in..she continues to shed light on the myriad ways to provide flavor and TEXTURE to your meals.

[@annsmith7207]

No to Iceberg ...yes, to Romaine lettuce. Everything else...fantastic!

[@bronxkies]

Margaux is beautiful and cats are indeed family!

[@adrienneterzen2604]

The dill makes it magical! The dill and the rye, oh yum…and celery❤

[@punkyfeathers1639]

For those who don’t love celery, cut up cucumber is a fantastic replacement for it in tuna. Or if you’re like me, have both!

[@pinecone2455]

Or red/yellow bell pepper.

[@hannahlee152]

i did that tonight because i didn’t have celery on hand. it was fantastic!!!

[@Leguminator]

Iceberg lettuce is so unfairly maligned, it certainly has its place in my kitchen -- as well as celery and celery leaves. And man I love me some rye bread, just started baking my own. Rye toast with peanut butter and orange marmalade is a favorite afternoon snack.

[@colettearmstrong1484]

for all the non tuna-heads, I make this with chickpeas and it's marvelous!! on lettuce leafs or on olive oil pan fried bread oh my GOD!

[@shawnbesabella]

Wow that Tuna Talk transition was so good I seriously thought I accidentally hit the next button on my laptop and a new video started

[@alisoneroman]

welcome to hollywood baby

[@gracecho654]

Talking tuna scene had me lol 😂

[@tanyashahjanian5665]

I DESPISE tuna salad, but I am still here and joyfully watching this

[@jerim4543]

Alison, if you are missing Eisenberg's, Junior's has a very decent tuna sandwich and matzoh ball soup lunch combo. Even the tourist trap Times Square location uses the same recipes. Plus, cheesecake for desert! For people who like the flavor of celery but not the crunchy bits and the strings, may I recommend Chinese celery. It is all leaves on thin, tender stalks. Absolutely life-changing.

[@annette9179]

Alison has this thing where she covers her mouth after her first bite, almost every time she eats something and it is so adorbs!!! It makes me wanna eat something just so I can copy her doing it ❤️

[@raven_zoe]

hahahah the ted talk part. These videos are such a joy to watch.

[@thebobinationshow]

I’m allergic to fish so you’d think I’d have no business watching this video, yet something within me knew I needed to. Finally someone has talked about salt and pepper toast! Everyone in my family thinks I’m crazy for doing it but I knew they were wrong. I AM VINDICATED.

[@100pcRenewables]

Hilarious. I just watched Alison's cheesecake video and though I'll eat cheesecake, not a big fan. I watch for the entertainment more than the food but this recipe looks great and I'll definitely be making it.

[@isabelmmestrepasqual2107]

We are here to watch Alison cook and talk. Doesn't matter what.

[@alisoneroman]

🥺🙏💕

[@violettevbunni9508]

🤣🤣🤣🤣(tunatalks)..... love Celery 💚 had the best Celery Juice in Mexico while on vacation last week.

[@sashadmorris]

I loved this recipe! I make tuna salad all the time, but so may great tips! Pickling the onion in some lemon juice, adding capers and dill?! upped my tuna salad game immensely! And Alison don't let anyone tell you otherwise (not that you would!) - celery= yes, can of tuna = serves one, cats = family. Thank you!!

[@simplylaurieful]

I can't recall ever wanting some tuna salad as much as I do now after watching this video

[@emilycrossvayr9979]

THE FULL ROMAN PIE CHART. I am dying and realizing how much you have influenced my cooking.

[@mariussantos94]

I don't eat celery... But I do love a good tuna spread... And this looks wonderful :)

[@PatriciaScarpinTK]

the edition on this video is killing me! SO GOOD! And I will definitely try your tuna salad, Alison, I love it so much!

[@LIDCOify]

TUNA talks editing was A1

[@mariahousley7153]

the editing is chefs kiss

[@aliciasoria6409]

Tuna talks!! So good!! 😂

[@monicalevis6325]

The lemon was a game changer...love it!! My new favorite.

[@beverlynovak5822]

"What is the bare minimum tuna salad? Celery, dill, and mayo." Yes! This has always been my standard tuna salad. With that said, I can't wait to try this one! Also, I LOVE YOUR CAT!

[@maryoshea384]

A new drinking game is born! Every time Alison says "like" take a drink.

[@cecegreen5094]

I love your personality and your humor 😂😂. ❤

[@uhn-nohn4272]

There was a little place called Tartine in LA they used Polaine bread. You can overnight it from France. It's quite wide bread, they're open faced so you only need one piece, cut into strips. I use to get the variety plate, where u could pick three different ones. I would usually never order tuna salad, but they had the best--very bright and lemony, but they had cumin seeds in it and it was just so good and juicy. The bread was slightly pretoasted, so I could take a few sandwiches home and they never got soggy. When I was a kid I hated tuna salad and peanut butter and jelly, which is what every kid would eat back then. So u probably wasn't very popular when it came to lunch. My grandmother would make me a tuna sandwich with just lemon on it.

[@jennifersbodyodyody]

This is weirdly close to my tuna salad recipe (including the capers and lemon zest!). The main difference is I'll usually do half lemon juice, half white wine vinegar, and if I have fresh fennel on hand I'll do half celery, half fennel stalk. I also like to serve it on wasa bread and top it with sliced Persian cucumber, quartered cherry tomatoes, and celery leaves

[@wallihaley5194]

Sounds great!

[@uhn-nohn4272]

Yes the fennel would be good. I use the other ingredients , but also gad it with cumin seeds in it and now I love cumin seeds in my tuna..

[@pollykent2100]

The internet scares me sometimes. I just made tuna salad before sitting down at the computer and seeing this in my feed. Weird. Maybe my microwave IS spying on me. Edited because now I have watched the video, it is clear this came to me because my microwave understood that I was doing the tuna salad all wrong. I can't wait to try this with lemon and capers!

[@Sandy-eq4bw]

I'm so glad that you used iceberg lettuce. I had someone tell me that this was a useless veggie. I like it. I think it taste good and it's more affordable than other lettuce.

[@autumnortiz6782]

That little squirrel is so cute

[@folaigh4209]

Have a bunch of celery left over in my fridge atm, is this a sign from the universe? (yes.)

[@letarogers6380]

I’m from California and people back east make fun of how I pronounce mayonnaise. Happy to see Alison’s right there with me :)

[@s.s.7348]

Rye toast with cream cheese and orange marmalade, yummy! Pumpernickel is great also!

[@didisinclair3605]

Many years ago I was eating a tuna salad, looked at it, and said, 'no more'.. haven't had it since. This salad, my dear Ms Roman, has pulled me back in. Can't wait to try it, and yes, with tons of celery!!!

[@amysistanbul]

Can we just take a moment and appreciate Allison”s personality? I can watch these videos non stop without ever getting bored. So, about celery, I tried few years ago celery juice when it was so hyped around ( I guess it still is ) and since then I cannot stand it. But I will try it again for the sake of this recipe! Im more a ”mayo” girl but ill try my best to be more ”lemony” this time 💖💖😂😂

[@Denman58]

Celery, like beets, is difficult to enjoy. On the other hand, I've found that when I use celery judiciously in a recipe, it adds a nice crunch. But, with celery, less is more.

[@sadiam.6841]

We need more Margo content!! She’s so cute 🥰

[@maireisenegger1]

My dad went to NY (from Chile) to visit a friend in 1995. To this day he tells me how brilliant Americans are for putting celery in tuna salad :'D

[@tz7245]

I used preserved lemons instead of lemon zest!! So good! Kind of mimics the saltiness of capers but still has brightness of lemon zest.

[@fransmordin8015]

Hello adopted daughter Alison, OMG, that was the best tuna salad ever. If there was an award for tuna salad, yours wins hands down. Made it for lunch, did not have dill but used dried dill weed, not a great sub, but used it anyways. Also used romaine, did not buy iceberg this week. Thank you and thank you for the eggplant parm as well. your adopted dad is leading the good life thanks to your wonderful recipes. Love from Ottawa, Canada.

[@nessuno9945]

When I have a little leftover tuna steak (not canned), from making salade Nicoise, I make a rillette with it using anchovies, capers, shallots, garlic, Kalamata olives, olive oil and rosemary. It's great on crostini and goes a long way.

[@johnnyross9293]

That is the best way I have seen tuna salad recipe I have to make that,salt and pepper on toast is a great idea! Thank you

[@amypeckham]

Love everything about this !

[@suratiivey9142]

Yes, I love celery, My Mom always had celery around. Everything is better with it.

[@brookemcanally2432]

Love it! I have been craving this!!

[@LindseyObrooke]

“Not going full Roman” is going to be a staple in my vocabulary.

[@jacobryanpaul2897]

A- love this. B- do you guys do your own closed captioning? I was really impressed with the accuracy of spelling for, well, everything here! Anywho- sending love from across the East River!

[@annalouise1217]

I made this today for my lunch and it's delicious! Thank you!

[@joefiala6393]

I remember Sara Moulton talking about Julia Child's tuna salad and she said that she altered many things but a constant was always celery

[@breanacrazybull8480]

I have your cooks books and this is actually the recipe I use the most. So good!

[@maryoshea384]

I will definitely makes this tomorrow!!! I'm a celery lover too.

[@christinaa.1165]

Love the receipt! You’re so much fun!

[@mariaaafischer5247]

Looks delicious 🤤…will definitely try it on the weekend! I put the ingredients directly on my shopping list 🙌!

[@debc7341]

This salad looks fab just the way you made it…yummy 💜👍🏻🙏🏻

[@patriciaredick9849]

I'm with you on this....lot's of celery and lemon in the tuna. Perfection. Thank you.

[@toddmcqueen5040]

Pure gold.

[@Bart157]

Love this. Thank you. I love tuna and trying new recipients for it. I make it every weekend for lunch the next week

[@kyleshoemaker3198]

I always look forward to these videos! Love you so much Alison! Can’t wait to make this! I just made your potato, leek, and dill soup not too long ago. It was amazing. It’s very comforting to know that there is someone out there that is as obsessed with dill and celery as me. Thank you so much for these videos and this channel!

[@vm7859]

Love this can't wait to try a new version and i love celery

[@hildamasi4665]

I love celery, and this looks really GOOD💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@a.g.662]

Love the apron! It completes your vibe in the kitchen and makes you look polished 😉

[@erinfortney]

I can't wait to try this, but do have to say... Duke's is the only mayonnaise as far as I'm concerned. I can't get it in stores where I live so whenever I'm back down South, I get two large-ish squeeze bottles and haul them back home like some kind of weird mayo mule. Then I'm set for like a year.

[@m.theresa1385]

Yes! Looooove tuna salad, tuna salad salad, tuna melts, tuna!! (Glad you used the sweet crunch of iceberg . Yum!)

[@arthrodea]

WOW - I have never seen such relatively inexpensive ingredients made into such an appetizing beautiful salad!!! This is how to do budget cooking!!

[@ellenhageman7380]

Looks yummy. Love tuna salad and kitty is very cute.

[@kimmyklo7848]

Alison, now I want tuna salad-salad! Your cat is so cute and I was cracking up with your “world is your oyster” comment/joke because you made a perfect Catherine O’Hara / Moira Rose face that was 😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@obohpeter7421]

I love this recipe

[@darcyl4649]

Team Celery!!! Love it so much!!!!

[@abbiekaric8949]

I absolutely love this and would make it right away if I had tuna in the house. Never again will I let myself run out of tuna. I remember Eisenbergs and remember how upset and sad I felt when they closed. They also had great egg salad. Thanks for the video.

[@lindseylundin8475]

Omg I just made this and it is SO GOOD

[@MrButtercup5309]

I fell in love with your recipes when I tried your brothy beans with the "ramen" egg and have cooked a bunch of your recipes. I made this tonight because it was so hot today and I just wanted something light and cool. I think this might be the best recipe yet! Def the best tuna salad ever. I will never make tuna salad again without a ton of lemon. I can't get over how good this was!!

[@carrutc2]

Such a great recipe, definitely trying it tomorrow. Tuna salad totslly underrated and its sooo yummy. And yes yes to plenty of black pepper.

[@lupitamihita1261]

You have given me a new appreciation for dill. It is going into my herb garden this year. All that celery in this recipe looks good. I love your recipes. I am so happy to have found you on KZbin.

[@ChelseaUSA]

I’m sold on THIS tuna salad! 👍

[@reynamccubbins7428]

I just made this for lunch and it IS hands down, the BEST tuna salad that I have ever had!

[@TheGlamorousLifeofNae]

Alison!!! 💖🥰 This salad looks so delicious & refreshing! I must say, I think celery in tuna salad is a must as well! This would be nice to take on a picnic. 🧺 It is picnic season now. ☺️ Gotta make this!

[@dominikaujlaky8282]

Okay, you were right. I love tuna and I eat a ton of it. I love onion & lemon juice, S&P, mayo. But inspired by this I tried it with lots of lemon (juice & zest) and lots of celery and it was really really delicious. Still creamy & comforting and familiar but a little turned up. Thank you!

[@MusgroveMarianne]

Just made it. Had it on toasted sprouted rice bread. Very tasty!

[@hannahlee152]

made it tonight! and it was everything i wanted in a tuna salad and more!!!!! i am ALL for lemony, herby and less mayo-y tuna salads. it was actually my first time making tuna salad and i will only make this one from now on! thank you for this recipe Alison!

[@rosanamerillat6392]

I just made this, delicious!! Thanks for the tip on adding dill. It elevates the tuna salad like tarragon does for chicken salad.

[@guessasazi4209]

Ok this is the best salad ever. I finely chopped my lettuce and it all tasted delish!!!! This salad will be my go to from now on!

[@patience6064]

I love this recipe. It's the best for me

[@christinamock7264]

My favorite salad is your celery fennel salad! I make it at least once a week. I’m down with the celery✨

[@lindacalandra2999]

Can’t wait to try salt and pepper on rye toast with butter

[@passiveaggressive6175]

I love a good Tuna salad🙏🏾🇬🇧Adding a boiled egg is also amazing. Definitely a ‘cute lunch’❤️

[@arshbehal6312]

Loved it.

[@grahamprice4781]

That was good will try more celery

[@amyprice1416]

Love everything about this. Celery is mandatory, you are 100% correct about the glory of celery. Duke's is the best mayo, though. I also have a fondness for dill pickles chopped into a tuna salad, and also: cottage cheese.

[@amyd7794]

My 6 year old told me yesterday that his favorite vegetable is celery and I almost started crying because I was so happy

[@brigitteat]

Made this for lunch today using leftover salmon from last night's dinner. 10/10. Amazing. And please keep giving us more ways to use celery and dill. And if you put out another bean recipe, I wouldn't be mad ;)

[@hhheartcore]

I hear if you say "celery dill and beans" three times into a mirror, Alison Roman appears

[@kaybrown4010]

I add a smidge of celery seed to intensify that celery goodness. 😋

[@rettaconnelly3913]

I love a tuna salad salad. When I was a much younger working woman I had a favorite deli were they had a tuna salad plate with potato salad and coleslaw. Lot of mayo!