Lunch · Fish

Classic Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Canned tuna with a little crunch from celery and pickle relish.

⏱ 10 min (10 min prep) 🍽 Serves 4 · 1 sandwich quickbudgetlunchbox dairy free
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ContainsEggs, Fish, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 4 servings

  • Tuna salad

  • 2 can Tuna, canned in water, drained
  • ⅓ cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 stalk Celery, finely diced
  • 2 tbsp Sweet pickle relish
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice (bottled)
  • ⅛ tsp Ground black pepper

  • To serve

  • 8 slice Sandwich bread, whole wheat
  • 4 leaf Green leaf lettuce

Make it yourself

Make the mayonnaise yourself → Make the whole-wheat sandwich bread yourself → Make the half whole-wheat sandwich bread yourself →

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: bowl, fork.

  1. Flake the tuna in a bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, celery, relish, lemon juice and pepper.
  2. Spread on bread with lettuce. Pack with an ice pack.
Make aheadTuna salad keeps 3 to 5 days in the fridge.
🧒 With kidsServe on crackers or in a wrap. Light tuna is lower in mercury than albacore, and the FDA lists it among its best choices for children.
Gluten-free swapServe in lettuce cups or on gluten-free bread.

Goes well with

🍇 Rainbow Fruit Salad

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.

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