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Tuna Salad Sandwich

Published: April 17, 2020 Last Modified: June 1, 2024 This post may contain affiliate links.

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Tuna Salad Sandwich is a classic sandwich made with canned tuna, mayonnaise, onion, celery and other ingredients. Tuna Salad sandwich is easy to make, often a lunch box staple for school or work.

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Tuna Salad Sandwich ingredients.

Check your pantry you might have a can of tuna, time to use it with this delicious Tuna Salad Sandwich.

I’m sure not many people like the smell of fish and I am one of those people. I always make the mistake of opening the can before I prepare all the ingredients.

The fishy smell lingers in my kitchen and it bothers me. But once I mixed all the ingredients, it is one delicious tuna salad.

Tips to make tuna salad

Use canned tuna in water.

When you open the can, press the lid down, flip the can and drain all the liquid in the sink. This is the easiest way to drain the liquid plus less thing to wash.

I'm not doing it this way since my curious cat is staring at me. She's telling me, Mom, don't waste it, I'm here.

Drain water from canned tuna.

If the smell of tuna bothers you, don’t open the can yet. Prepare all the ingredients. Cut the red onion, carrots and celery into evenly small cube size. Keep the size of your veggies uniform.

It doesn’t hurt to tweak the amount of ingredients to your liking.

Tuna salad ingredients in bowl.

I like more onions with my fish. For one, it masked the smell of tuna and also, red onion and lemon enhances the flavor of fish.

If you don’t have carrots, red bell pepper or celery, it is fine to eliminate these ingredients but if you have it, it adds flavor and crunchy texture to your sandwich.

Don’t forget the sweet and tangy relish. It adds a subtle sweetness to the mixture. Some people don't care for sweet relish then use dill relish. For me, onion and sweet relish are a MUST in my tuna salad.

For a creamier and flavorful tuna salad, use real mayonnaise. Indulge instead of using Miracle Whip. Some people substitute mayo with Miracle Whip which has less fat but contains high-fructose corn syrup and sugar.  So, you tell me, is it worth using Miracle Whip instead of Mayo!

This tuna salad is best chilled. After making it, I don’t serve it right away. Chill for an hour plus it allows the flavors to blend well.

Tuna salad in a bowl.

Use tuna salad as base for other dishes

There’s endless ways to use tuna salad as a base for other dishes. Let me know under comments how you incorporate it with other recipes. Here’s a few ways I use it.

Tuna Melt

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Tuna Lettuce Wraps

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This is really easy. Wash lettuce thoroughly.  Slather lettuce with tuna salad and wrap it. I like my lettuce and tuna salad chilled for at least ½ an hour.

Tuna and Cheese Tortellini Salad

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How to make the tuna salad sandwich

Wash red onion, carrots, red bell pepper, celery and cut into small cubes.

Drain water from canned tuna.

In a big bowl, combine and mix red onion, carrots, red bell pepper, celery, sweet relish, lemon juice and canned tuna.

Add mayonnaise. Then season with salt and pepper.

That’s it. You’re done!

Chill for an hour.

Toast bread or not and make your sandwich.

You can add lettuce and tomato, if you like. Enjoy!

Tuna Salad Sandwich with lettuce.
Add lettuce and tomato, if desired.

Recipe

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Tuna Salad Sandwich

Easy canned tuna recipe.
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Course: How to, Salad, Sandwich
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 326kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 9oz canned tuna in water, drained
  • ½ cup red onion chopped into small cubes (add more if you like)
  • ½ cup carrots chopped into small cubes
  • ½ cup celery chopped into small cubes
  • 2 tablespoons red bell pepper chopped into small cubes
  • 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons sweet relish
  • 1 to 1 ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions

  • In a big bowl, combine all the ingredients.
  • Chill for an hour. This will also allow all the flavors to blend well.
  • Make the sandwich. Toast your bread, add lettuce and tomato if you like, then slather it with tuna salad. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 381mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1426IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
Bread topped with tuna salad.
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