Kittencal's Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This is a simple recipe but big on flavor and it even tastes better if left in the fridge a few hours to blend the flavors so I suggest to do that --- it's wonderful with a slice of tomato on top of the tuna and served between two thick slices of toasted whole grain bread or in a pita bread or served on a plate on top of a bed of lettuce --- I sometimes add in some chopped small sweet gherkin pickles or yum yum pickles also --- feel free to add in some cooked macaroni pasta and serve on a plate --- please only fresh lemon juice for this bottled is just not the same, I have left the mustard powder and Tabasco as optional I most always add it in it takes this salad to another level :)

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 (7 ounce) cans solid white tuna (squeeze out excess moisture with hands)
• 1 green onion , finely chopped
• 1 small stalk celery , finely diced
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄3; cup low-fat mayonnaise (can use full-fat mayonnaise)
• 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish (optional or to taste)
• ½ teaspoon lemon pepper (can use fresh ground black pepper)
• seasoning salt (to taste or use white salt)
• ¼ teaspoon mustard powder (optional)
• 2 -3 drops Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 4 -6 bread , slices
• lettuce leaf
• tomato , slices

Directions:

1. Drain the tuna then hand-squeeze out any excess moisture; place in a bowl then flake with a fork.
2. Add in all remaining ingredients up to the Tabasco sauce; mix until well combined, adjusting all seasonings to suit taste.
3. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours (more is even better!).
4. Divide onto bread slices with lettuce leaves and slices tomatoes.
5. Delicious!

Reviews

[Rhondapalooza]

This is very good! I substituted diced dill pickles for the sweet pickle relish (personal preference) and added a 2nd chopped green onion as well as a chopped up boiled egg. I also added another 1/4 cup light mayo as the first go-round was still a little too dry. This is really easy to make "to taste", but I will caution those who come after me to use the 2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice warily. I used 2 tbsp thinking I was going light, but in the end I wish I'd only used maybe 1 tbsp of the juice and then tasted it before proceeding. You can always add more of any ingredient but you cannot take anything back! I will taste test this again after it sits in the fridge overnight. :) Thanks Kittencal!
7/31/10 Edited to add: Sitting overnight did the trick with this tuna salad. I couldn't gobble it down fast enough the next day. :) YUM!

[gwynn]

Very good tuna salad sandwich. Thanks for posting.

[Lemon Drop]

Pretty good tuna. I would make it again. I used white onion this time. 2 tablespoons of lemon juice was plenty, if not a bit too much. I'm thinking my tuna was in 6 oz cans instead of 7 oz so that's probably why it seemed a little soggy to me. Thanks!