Mom’s Amazing Tuna Salad and Tuna Fish Sandwiches
Here’s a kick0butt tuna fish sandwich for ya. We love Mom’s tuna salad recipe because it’s made from the heart and she fills it with tons of delicious love. Her recipe has delicious chunks of celery, sweet relish (or chopped dill pickles) and fresh herbs. It’s the fresh herbs that really makes her recipe for tuna salad so great.
Best Tuna Salad Recipe
Everything about it is amazing and it’s hard to not sneak a few spoonfuls before it’s shared with others. That’s why we have to make a big batch! It’s such an recipe that we make ahead of time because it’s great in tuna salad sandwiches. We are obsessed with tuna sandwiches, alfalfa sprouts and a few slices of cucumber. It’s the perfect and satisfying lunch. Sometimes we’ll mix it up a bit and add it on a bed of crisp salad greens. It’s so good and flavorful that we don’t even need salad dressing! and of course if here’s any let over at all, Dad will make it into his absolute favorite tuna melt. But that’s only if there’s any leftover and if there isn’t, he just has to make a separate batch for himself for his week of tuna melts!
Video: Mom’s famous tuna salad recipe!
How to Serve Tuna Salad
- Tuna fish sandwiches are also a great picnic recipe that can be pre-made in big batches, chilled and brought out to serve for large groups.
- For picnics where we bring tuna salad as a potluck
- we’ll serve it with some really great crackers or potato chips.
- Even a side of veggies like carrots and celery is a hit. E
- veryone loves tuna on crackers instead of a tuna fish sandwich and it’s a light and healthy way to share a crowd favorite at a potluck.
Mom’s Tuna Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 ounces (285 g) tuna drained (2 cans)
- 1/4 cup (56 g) mayonnaise , or more depending on how creamy you want it to be
- 1 large stalk celery , diced
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) sweet relish or diced dill pickles
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) minced red onion
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) mustard
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) minced parsley
- salt , to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) dried dill , or 1 teaspoon (5ml minced fresh dill) - (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) hot sauce or Sriracha sauce - optional
- freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste - (optional)
Instructions
- Add drained tuna to bowl and gently break up large chunks.Add mayonnaise, celery, relish or pickles, red onion, mustard, parsley, salt, pepper and/or optional dill, hot sauce, and lemon juice.
- Gently stir everything together and serve in a sandwich, with crackers or on a salad. Or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information per Serving
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- This post was originally published in 2017 and re-published in 2019 with an updated video and photos!
9 Comments on “Mom’s Amazing Tuna Salad and Tuna Fish Sandwiches”
Must have hard boiled eggs in tuna salad!
I absolutely love this tuna salad recipe. Perfect for a quick lunch or a light dinner.
Nice tuna salad for sandwiches, except for the mustard! Mustard with canned tuna is absolutely disgusting. Otherwise, very tasty. Loving the addition of dill, which we always use fresh – not the dried from a spice jar.
I made this recipe for lunch today and my husband declared it the best tuna salad he ever had!, I added capers and a splash of hot sauce.
That’s awesome! The capers & hot sauce sound like a great addition too!
The best tuna salad recipe hands down. All my friends love it when I make this.
This recipe has gotten my kids to try out fish! They absolutely love it. Thanks so much for a great recipe. Kudos to your mom!
Wow that’s so cool your kids love tuna now!
I like to add a little sugar to help cut the fishy taste.