Tuna Salad Sandwich
This Tuna Salad Sandwich is made with canned tuna, celery, onions and kalamata olives all tossed in a light mayonnaise dressing.
Tuna salad is one of those quick and easy sandwich recipes to make, and it can be served on bread, toast, lettuce leaves, as a wrap or simply with a handful of crackers.
Everyone has their favorite mix of Tuna Salad Sandwich ingredients. I personally love a good tuna salad loaded with lots of celery, some onion and I prefer kalamata olives over pickles or relish.
TUNA SALAD INGREDIENTS
This easy tuna salad recipe adds a little kalamata olives and parmesan cheese giving it a little Mediterranean flavor.
- Canned tuna
- Celery
- Parmesan cheese
- Kalamata olives
- Red onion
- Green onion
- Flat leaf parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Tuna salad dressing
TUNA SALAD DRESSING
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon juice
- Dried dill
- Garlic powder
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD
This easy tuna salad recipe comes together in about 10 minutes start-to-finish.
- Drain tuna
- Place tuna in medium sized bowl and lightly break apart any large chunks of tuna using a fork.
- Add the celery, onions, kalamata olives, parmesan cheese and parsley and toss.
- Fold in the dressing so all of the ingredients are lightly and evenly coated.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve chilled to make a sandwich or a wrap or scoop a mound on top of lettuce leaves.
HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD SANDWICH
I probably make this tuna salad sandwich recipe once a week, either for lunch or a light dinner.
- Put one lettuce leaf and 2 tomato slices on a slice of bread or toast.
- Place ½ cup of salad on top of the tomato slices.
- Put second piece of bread or toast on top of the tomato slices and cut the sandwich in half.
TUNA SALAD VARIATIONS
- Add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon curry to the salad dressing
- Instead of mayonnaise, mix together 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
- Add diced red pepper
- Replace kalamata olives with chopped pickles (sweet or dill) or relish (sweet or dill)
- Toss in capers
- Omit parmesan cheese
- Use this avocado mayonnaise instead of regular mayonnaise
HOW TO SERVE TUNA SALAD
- Sandwich: Serve on slices of bread or toast with lettuce and tomatoes.
- Wrap: Stuff tortillas or lettuce leaves with tuna.
- Stuffed Avocado: Scoop tuna salad on top of avocado halves.
- Crackers: Serve the tuna salad almost like you would a dip with cut vegetables and crackers.
MORE HEALTHY LUNCH RECIPES
- Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe
- Easy Egg Salad
- Tarragon Chicken Salad
- Avocado Chicken Salad
- Blueberry Chicken Salad
- Curried Chicken Salad
- Mexican Style Avocado Egg Salad
- Loaded Low Fat Egg Salad
- Healthy Italian Chicken Salad
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Tuna salad makes a light healthy lunch recipe. This Tuna Salad Sandwich is made with canned tuna, celery, onions and kalamata olives all tossed in a light mayonnaise dressing.
Ingredients
- 2 cans water-packed tuna, drained
- 1 large celery stalk, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 3 tablespoons kalamata olives chopped
- 2 tablespoons red onion
- 2 green onions
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the Tuna Salad Dressing
- 3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2-1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD
Drain tuna
Place tuna in medium sized bowl and lightly break apart any large chunks of tuna using a fork.
Add the celery, onions, kalamata olives, parmesan cheese and parsley and toss.
Fold in the dressing so all of the ingredients are lightly and evenly coated.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve chilled to make a sandwich or a wrap or scoop a mound on top of lettuce leaves.
HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD DRESSING
Blend the ingredients in a small bowl.
HOW TO MAKE TUNA SALAD SANDWICH
Put one lettuce leaf and 2 tomato slices on a slice of bread or toast.
Place ½ cup of salad on top of the tomato slices.
Put second piece of bread or toast on top of the tomato slices and cut the sandwich in half.
Notes
TUNA SALAD VARIATIONS
- Add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon curry to the salad dressing
- Instead of mayonnaise, mix together 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
- Add diced red pepper
- Replace kalamata olives with chopped pickles (sweet or dill) or relish (sweet or dill)
- Toss in capers
- Omit parmesan cheese
- Use this avocado mayonnaise instead of regular mayonnaise
HOW TO SERVE TUNA SALAD
- Sandwich: Serve on slices of bread or toast with lettuce and tomatoes.
- Wrap: Stuff tortillas or lettuce leaves with tuna.
- Stuffed Avocado: Scoop tuna salad on top of avocado halves.
- Crackers: Serve the tuna salad almost like you would a dip with cut vegetables and crackers.
I'm Deborah, the cook, photographer, writer and nutrition enthusiast behind The Harvest Kitchen. You'll find casual healthy recipes here for everyday life. I've been featured in Country Living, Prevention, Huffington Post, Women's Day, Four Seasons Hotel, Parade Magazine, Healthline and Purewow.