Tuna Salad (Sandwich)
Quick and easy to make this creamy tuna salad is perfect for all of your sandwich needs. Simple to make, it's a great option for nutritious lunches.
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 5- oz cans of albacore tuna in water drained
- ¼ cup mayonnaise or more if desired
- 1 celery stalk finely chopped
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons dill pickles or dill relish
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley chives, dill or other herbs
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
To serve
- 8 toasted slices of bread
- Green leaf lettuce optional topping
- Tomato slices optional topping
Instructions
- Add tuna, mayonnaise, celery, red onion, dill pickles, parsley, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and garlic to a mixing bowl. Toss ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- You can serve the tuna salad on toasted slices of bread along with a lettuce leaf and a tomato slice. You can also serve it on croissants, bagels, tortillas or lettuce leaves.
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Notes
- Finely chop the red onion and celery so that they mix evenly with the other ingredients.
- Substitutions: You can use cooked salmon instead of tuna fish if that is what you prefer. You can also substitute the Dijon mustard for yellow, stone-ground, brown, or your favorite mustard.
- Mayo-free: For a lower fat option, you can substitute half of the mayonnaise with Greek or plain yogurt.
- Additional mix-ins: You can add chopped hard-boiled eggs or chopped avocado to your salad.
- Toppings: Place this tuna salad on toasted bread slices with lettuce, tomato slices or cucumber slices.
- Gluten-Free, Paleo & Low-Carb: The tuna spread is gluten-free, Paleo, Whole30 and low-carb. You can serve it on gluten-free/low-carb bread, bagels or lettuce leaves for a healthy alternative.
- Keep refrigerated and covered until ready to use.
Nutrition
Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 744mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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