Classic Tuna Salad Recipe

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Classic Tuna Salad Recipe

Mayonnaise, celery, red onion, and pickle relish mix with chunk white tuna to make the best tuna salad recipe that's perfectly creamy with a bit of crunch.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword tuna salad

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 416kcal

Ingredients

4 ounces albacore solid tuna , packed in water
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons pickle relish
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 slices white bread
lettuce , for topping

Instructions

Make the tuna salad. Drain the canned tuna well, pressing out any extra water. Add the tuna to a bowl and mash into small chunks. Add the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, chopped celery, pickle relish, red onion, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix everything together until well combined.
Assemble your sandwiches. Toast the pieces of bread and spread with butter, mayonnaise, or both. Layer one slice with lettuce and half of the tuna salad and top with another piece of toast. Repeat with the other slices, cut in half, and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe can be doubled, tripled, or more. See my notes in the blog post above for ways to jazz up your tuna salad.

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