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Easy Creamy Tuna Dip

Robyn
This easy tuna dip is made with just 5 ingredients and takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Enjoy with your favourite vegetables or crackers, or serve with fresh bread for a quick and delicious lunch.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course dip, spread
Cuisine International
Servings 6 people
Calories 107 kcal

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 125g (4.5 oz) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 1¼ teaspoons mild curry powder
  • ⅙ teaspoon salt
  • black pepper
  • 185g (6.5 oz) tinned tuna in oil or water drained

Instructions
 

  • Beat the room temperature cream cheese in a large bowl with a spoon until soft. (You can use a hand mixer or stand mixer instead if you prefer.)
  • Add the yogurt, curry powder, salt and black pepper and mix well.
  • Gently stir in the tuna. Leave some larger pieces of of tuna if you want a chunkier dip, or keep mixing to break up the tuna for a smoother dip.
  • Check for seasoning and serve.
  • Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Notes

Tinned / canned tuna – I prefer to use tuna in olive oil or water. I do not recommend using one in a flavoured dressing in this particular recipe. Use chunks of tuna rather than sandwich tuna flakes for the best texture. Drain the tuna before using.
Cream cheese – block Philadelphia cream cheese. You can use Philadelphia spread if that is what you have in (I have often made this dip recipe to use up the cream cheese in both block and spread form!)
Yogurt – plain yogurt. I often use plain Greek yogurt as that is what we always have in the fridge, but you can use plain yogurt if you prefer, or sour cream.
Curry powder – a mild curry powder. I use a teaspoon and a quarter of mild curry powder, but you can use slightly less, around a teaspoon, if you prefer less of a curry powder taste.
Salt – sea salt or kosher salt.
Black pepper.
Use room temperature cream cheese as it will be easier to mix with the other dip ingredients.
Whisk or beat the cream cheese before adding the yogurt to avoid having lumps in your dip.
You can mix the cream cheese and yogurt with a hand mixer if you prefer.
Adding the tuna last means you can control the texture of your dip.
If you want your dip to be slightly runnier in consistency, add a little more yogurt.
The flavours of both the tuna and curry powder become stronger when made ahead.

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 302IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
Keyword canned tuna recipe, creamy tuna dip, curried tuna dip, tuna dip

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