Recipe video above. Here's my version of the classic tuna sandwich. Tuna in oil, not water. Juice from the pickle jar adds much desired tang (oh, I use the pickles too!). Dijon for flavour, dill for lovely herbiness, celery for crunch and green onion for freshness. Spread onto your favourite bread and enjoy!Makes enough for 4 sandwich-bread sandwiches, or 6 medium bread rolls.
Prep time: PT10M
Rating
4.87 stars (38 reviews)
Keywords
Tuna Salad, tuna salad sandwich, tuna sandwich
Ingredients
425g/ 15 oz canned tuna in oil (, drained (Note 1))
3/4 cup whole egg mayonnaise or Kewpie
3/4 cup finely diced celery ((1 stalk, cut in 4 lengthways, then finely diced))
5 tbsp finely chopped dill pickle ((Note 3))
2 tbsp liquid from pickle jar ((Note 3))
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp finely chopped dill ((or parsley or basil))
1/3 cup finely sliced green onion (, ~2 stems (Note 4))
1/2 tsp black pepper
8 pieces butter lettuce ((2 per sandwich))
Salted butter (, for spreading)
8 slices bread or 4 rolls ((Note 5))
Categories
Sandwich
Cuisine
Western
Steps
Filling - Put all the Tuna Filling ingredients in a bowl. Mix well using a wooden spoon, breaking up the tuna so the filling becomes fairly smooth. The pickles and celery will take a beating too which is encouraged -> flavour melding!
Sandwich - Divide Tuna Filling between 4 sandwiches (or more/less depending on bread size). I butter the bread and use 2 pieces of lettuce per sandwich. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 688 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29 g
Protein: 27 g
Fat: 51 g
Saturated Fat: 14 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 60 mg
Sodium: 1154 mg
Sugar: 4 g
Unsaturated Fat: 35 g
Reviews
Susan on 2026-08-30 (5 stars): Yum 😋 similar to mine, I add a bit of crushed fresh garlic and no dill. Lately I've been making 'grilled tuna melts'.
Kris on 2026-08-28 (5 stars): I've made this recipe every week since stumbling across it last month, and the family loves it Nagi. I add a tbs of sweet relish for extra pop, and use alfalfa sprouts instead of lettuce. Yummo!
Nari in Thun on 2026-08-12 (5 stars): Here the school started again and I just made this as 50+ times. Time to give another review :)
The only request from the kids was to make it more next time :D
Thanks a lot Nagi!
Klara on 2026-06-01 (4 stars): loved this recipe, i don't like onion or celery, so i added extra pickles.
so good!!
Alyssa on 2026-04-21 (5 stars): Loved it! Its the only recipe I will use!
Stephanie on 2025-08-12 (5 stars): Love this recipe! The dill adds such a nice flavor with all the other ingredients. Delicious!
Kerri R Kovacich on 2025-06-30 (5 stars): This was the most scrumptious tuna salad sandwich filling I could have hoped to find. I added 3 mashed boiled eggs but altered nothing else. There are so many delicious flavours in here that it literally pops in your mouth with every bite. Thank you, I will be making this on repeat.
Claire on 2025-06-26 (5 stars): Delicious and so easy. Made it ahead and just rolled it out for lunch. Fresh, cool and crunchy.
Mia on 2025-05-11 (4 stars): I love this recipe and make it again and again. I add a bit of freshly squeezed lemon juice and mustard for additional tang and use red onion instead of spring onions. I also use a bit of parsley. Works well on wraps and as a tuna melt!!
Bryan W on 2025-04-20 (5 stars): Best tuna salad I’ve ever made, so delicious, I think the dill and pickle juice really made it!
Shannon on 2024-12-09 (5 stars): So yum! Made exactly to recipe except I used dried dill (half tbsp for 2 serves). Used a 185g tin of Sirena tuna, so I did some maths to reduce the other ingredients in proportion – was worth it as it was perfect!
Erin on 2024-10-15 (5 stars): I made this today. I got 6 sandwiches from this recipe. Probably the bread is smaller. It was so yummy! A sandwich like this in the supermarket costs AU$8. I saved so much money making it myself. Perfect for meal prep!
Ella on 2024-09-11 (5 stars): Absolutely wonderful!
Angela on 2024-09-03 (5 stars): Who knew you could elevate a humble tuna sandwich with just a few basic add-ins? Love this! Used tuna in water due to preference, but everything else was perfect.
