Walleye fish turned into a delicate Walleye fish salad. Similar to your favorite tuna salad, but made with walleye. This delicate salad also has fresh dill and lemon.
Perfect on crackers or in a sandwich.
Delicious walleye salad
Walleye salad is very similar to a more traditional tuna salad. It includes chunks of cooked fish in a light mayonnaise dressing. This recipe also includes bell peppers, onions and fresh dill, and a touch of lemon.
We fish for walleye every year. When the fishing is good, we get a lot of walleye fillets that we divide into portions and freeze to use all year long.
Walleye is a very mild white fish that is perfect in many dishes. This walleye salad is one way we use up our stockpile!
Key ingredients
Ingredients
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- Cooked walleye - or other white, light fish - tilapia, bass, haddock or pike
- Mayonnaise - use your favorite mayo
- Dill - Fresh dill works best
- Lemon - zest and juice
Step-by-step directions
How to make it
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- Combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill and pepper in a bowl
- In a separate bowl, place walleye, bell peppers, and red onions. Toss lightly.
- Add mayonnaise mixture and lightly toss until fish is well coated
- Top with freshly topped dill for garnish
Serving suggestions
My favorite way to eat Walleye salad is on crackers. It's also delicious to eat in a sandwich, but many times I also eat this just plain with a fork!
Variations
- Add finely diced dill pickle
- Add finely diced celery
- Omit bell peppers, if desired
- Substitute plain Greek yogurt in place of the mayonnaise
Recipe tips
- Chop onions and peppers into small, evenly sized pieces
- Fold ingredients lightly together so you don't break apart the fish
- Serve right away or cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days
Recipe FAQs
This salad will keep up to two days in the refrigerator.
Almost any type of fish will work with this salad, including canned tuna fish!
Another version of walleye salad is this Mexican Tuna Salad from the blog Beyond Mere Sustenance. Just use walleye in place of tuna.
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Walleye Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups walleye (cooked and broken into pieces)
- ½ cup bell pepper (red, yellow or orange chopped)
- ½ cup red onion (chopped)
Dressing
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 Tablespoons fresh dill (chopped)
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place walleye, peppers, and onions in a bowl.2 cups walleye, ½ cup bell pepper, ½ cup red onion
- Mix mayonnaise, mustard, dill, lemon juice, lemon zest and black pepper together in a bowl.⅓ cup mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 2 Tablespoons fresh dill, 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, ½ teaspoon lemon zest, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Add dressing to fish. Stir very lightly so the fish doesn't fall apart.
- Serve right away or cover and refrigerate to serve later.
Notes
- Add finely diced dill pickle
- Add finely diced celery
- Omit bell peppers, if desired
- Substitute plain greek yogurt in place of the mayonnaise
- Chop onions and peppers into small, evenly sized pieces
- Fold ingredients lightly together so you don't break apart the fish
- Serve right away or cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days
Nutritional Disclaimer:
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Adub says
How many ounces of walleye is 2C. broken up?
Kathy says
Plan on about 4-5 ounces per cup.
Pat says
This salad sounds delicious. I would like to try this recipe with halibut that my husband caught in Alaska. How do you cook the fish to use in the salad?
Kathy says
Hi Pat! Halibut should work perfectly in this salad. I poached the fish before I used it. You could also use leftover cooked halibut, if you have any.
David @ Spiced says
This looks delicious, Kathy! I don't have any Walleye on hand, but I'm thinking I can find a nice white fish to use here. I'm craving a good tuna fish sandwich like you wouldn't believe now! 🙂 (P.S. We've been on vacation, so I'm just now catching up on some of the posts I missed while we were gone!)
Kathy says
I hope you had a great vacation! There's nothing better than eating some delicious comfort food after you come home from a trip. This salad is one of those foods!
Alexandra @ It's Not Complicated Recipes says
I have never tried walleye before! This salad looks and sounds so good! What a lovely combination of flavours 🙂
Kathy says
We use walleye because that's what we have on hand. Any white fish will work.
Valentina says
I think this is the first time I'm hearing about Walleye. It sounds lovely and I'm going to keep an eye out. The recipe sounds delicious. I'd love it on a toasted bagel. 🙂 ~Valentina
Kathy says
Walleye is a fresh water fish. You can certainly substitute any white fish in this recipe.
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
I've never had wall walleye before, but would definitely love to try it! This looks like the most perfect light summer app or even a meal with a green salad and some vino. Love that you can make ahead too 🙂 Happy Friday Kathy!
Adina says
I haven't heard of walleye fish before, I had to google it. 🙂 The salad looks delicious, a nice change from a regular tuna salad.
Kathy says
Any white fish will do in this recipe.