Tuna salad is typically a blend of two main ingredients:
tuna and
mayonnaise or mayonnaise-substitute. The tuna used is usually pre-cooked, canned, and packaged in water or oil.
Pickles,
hard-boiled egg,
celery,
relish, and
onion are ingredients that are often added. When the spread is placed on bread, it makes a
tuna salad sandwich. Tuna salad is also regularly served on top of
lettuce,
tomato,
avocado, or
crackers, or by itself.