Tuna Salad Swiss Chard Wraps
Swap a tortilla for swiss chard to wrap this fresh tuna salad for your new favorite portable lunch!
It’s no news to the blog world that I love tuna salad. There came a point on my last consulting project that the deli downstairs from our client site would say “the same, miss?” and wouldn’t even need to take my order for a whole-wheat-wrap-tuna-salad-little-mustard-little-red-onion-lots-of-lettuce usual. When I went to NYC to visit one of my best friends, Lauren, she took me to an awesome vegan juice spot where I munched on raw falafel wrapped in collard greens and I knew I had to recreate it at home. Probably not the raw falafel part, but definitely the swapping of the carb for a veggie part!
We all know we should eat more veggies. And it is fun to find new ways to incorporate them into your diet, and I highly recommend any version of a lettuce wrap. The great thing about swiss chard or collard greens is that these huge leaves roll up really well and are easy to pack for lunch. The hearty greens have a much more mild flavor than kale or a mustard greens, and they have a great chewy, crunchy texture that makes an excellent substitute for a wrap. You might not even miss that basic tortilla.
I have a go-to tuna salad that I couldn’t wait to share with you all. Mix tuna with chopped red onion, red wine vinegar, a little lemon juice and your mayo of choice – I love Earth Balance Organic Mindful Mayo, made with apple cider vinegar and is vegan. Has a great tang to it. I drove to Whole Foods just to buy this mayo and somehow returned with $70 of groceries – whoops! (My mom read this and was like “yeah, that’s why they call it Whole Paycheck”). I love this tuna salad over mixed greens with walnuts and balsamic dressing on top, or turned into a tuna melt over sprouted grain with some cheddar. You can make the tuna salad on Sunday night and have it on-hand all week.
One important part in using collards or swiss chard to roll up into a wrap is to trim down the stem so they are more “bendy” and don’t break. I took a knife and trimmed down the ribs of these leaves, but still left them in-tact. Spread a little mustard on your greens, and lay out your tuna. Put on your toppings of choice – pickles, more red onion, tomato, etc – and roll up. Enjoy right away or save in tupperware for later!
For those who follow a paleo or gluten-free diet, this is an easy way to enjoy sandwiches with the best of them. Enjoy!
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Tuna Salad Swiss Chard Wraps
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Wrap up classic tuna salad in swiss chard for a portable paleo sandwich! Double the recipe to make for the entire week.
Ingredients
- 2 cans tuna packed in water
- ½ red onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp mayo (I used Earth Balance Organic)
- Squeeze of lemon (optional)
- Dijon mustard
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 large swiss chard leaves, ribs trimmed
Instructions
- Drain your tuna
- Mix your tuna with the red onion
- Mash in the mayo and red wine vinegar
- Sprinkle on salt and pepper
- Squeeze on some lemon (optional)
- Wash your swiss chard leaf
- Lightly cut off the ribs of the leaf to make it more bendy and easy to roll, but keep the leaf in-tact
- Lay our your swiss chard wrap
- Spread on a little mustard to your liking
- Spoon out half the tuna mixture
- Roll up like a burrito and serve!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
