Best Ever Tuna Salad Sandwich
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By Stuart Forbes
Best Ever Tuna Salad Sandwich
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Prep:10min
This tuna salad sandwich will change everything you thought you knew about tuna salad and how to make a tuna sandwich. Oil-packed tuna, fresh dill and parsley, Dijon mustard, mayo, and a surprising addition of cottage cheese make this the best tuna salad sandwich recipe ever!
Updated at: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:40:24 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
54
Low
Glycemic Load
13
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories358.5 kcal (18%)
Total Fat21.7 g (31%)
Carbs19.7 g (8%)
Sugars4.7 g (5%)
Protein24.2 g (48%)
Sodium678.9 mg (34%)
Fiber1.9 g (7%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
2 servings
1 x 5 ouncecan tuna packed in olive oil
undrained
⅓ cupcottage cheese
2 tablespoonsmayonnaise
¼ cupred onion
finely chopped
1celery stalk
finely chopped
1 tablespooncapers
1 tablespoonlemon juice
fresh dill
chopped
2 tablespoonsfresh parsley
minced
1 teaspoondijon mustard
2slices bread
lightly toasted
lettuce
optional
tomatoes
sliced, optional
Instructions
Step 1
Combine Ingredients and make sandwich
Step 2
If you are using canned tuna packed in water, drain it and add in 1 tablespoon of good-quality extra virgin olive oil. If you are using canned tuna packed in olive oil, you can use as is, without draining it. Or, if you don't like the oil the tuna is packed in, you can drain it, and add back in 2 teaspoons of your favorite extra virgin olive oil.
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