Tuna salad doesn’t usually fail because the ingredients are complicated.
It fails because of balance.
Too much mayonnaise and the tuna disappears into a creamy mixture.
Not enough, and the salad can taste dry and crumbly.
Skip the crunchy ingredients and the texture can become soft and one-dimensional.
Add too much relish or mustard and suddenly the tuna is competing with everything else.
The goal is surprisingly simple: creamy, savory, crunchy, slightly tangy, and well-seasoned.
Once you understand that balance, you can make tuna salad your own.
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