Wes’s Tuna Dip (Thrill of Victory & the Agony of Defeat, Tempered by Food)
I have actually been meaning to put the Hubster’s Tuna Dip recipe on 3jamigos for a long time. Tuna Dip is mandatory for every birthday party, impromptu gathering and of course, every 49er football game. Yep, Sunday is not Sunday unless there is a game on, a bowl of Tuna Dip and a giant bag of ridged potato chips.
By a stroke of good fortune, we are staying in New York for the month of February. It is no secret that I am a city girl. I grew up in San Francisco and absolutely LOVE urban life. To spend a month in New York is a dream. I’m convinced that NYC is one of the great cities of the world (after San Francisco of course, lol) and we have tried to take full of advantage of our time here. Even better, my kid lives here so we have been spending time with her, Sam and Moose.
Super Bowl Sunday in Manhattan
The Super Bowl table, has to have Spam Sushi, and PIZZA!
It’s nice to be in a city that doesn’t have a team in the Super Bowl. We escaped the 2 weeks of incessant hype over the game by being in a city that frankly didn’t give a damn (no vested interest) and has been perpetually beaten down. They were doing their darn-dest to forget about the Jets and the Giants and the last season. Being diehard 49ers fans, of course we were going to watch. Sam & Jamie hosted a Super Bowl Party, and we made Tuna Dip, Spam Musubi, and Butter Mochi Muffins, cause you can’t watch a game without munchies. Sadly, the game did not turn out as we would have liked (damn Patrick Mahones) …at least we had yummy finger food and great NY style Pizza from Uncle Sam’s. Besides, there’s always next year. 😭
This is hands down the fam’s favorite football food, chips and Tuna dip. It also makes great tuna sammies when you run out of chips and crackers. It’s stupid easy. It is the perfect dip. If you’re feeling extravagant or have leftover salmon…BOSS substitute for the tuna, really.
Enjoy!
Tuna dip
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 12 ounce can water pack tuna, well drained better to get light tuna instead of albacore, less mercury
- 4 T sweet relish
- 2 hard-boiled eggs coarsely mashed
- 4 T red onion, diced
- 1 stalk green onion, chopped
Dressing
- 1/2 cup + 1T mayonnaise regular or light
- 1 tsp French’s yellow mustard
- couple of grinds of black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain tuna well and place in medium sized bowl.
- Add relish, hard-boiled eggs and red onion to bowl.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a bowl, stir to combine. Add to bowl with tuna. Stir to combine well. Adjust seasonings to taste. If it seems a little dry, add mayonnaise. Not tart enough, add mustard.
- Serve with chips, crackers or veggies like cucumber, carrots or radishes
- You can also use this for sandwiches!