Finely chop the celery and hard-boiled egg and add them to the tuna along with the mayonnaise, and chopped dill pickle. If desired, add
- Total:15 mins
- Prep:15 mins
- Cook:0 mins
- Yield:3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
- For Tuna Salad:
- 1 (7-ounce) can tuna (preferably white tuna in water)
- 1 to 2 ribs celery
- 1 large egg (hard-boiled)
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise (or more, as needed)
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle (finely chopped, or dill relish or 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped dill)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- Optional: 1 to 2 tablespoons onion (finely chopped)
- To Assemble Sandwich:
- 6 to 8 slices bread (or 3 to 4 sandwich rolls or buns, split)
- Optional: lettuce leaves
- Optional: sliced tomato
Steps to Make It
- Gather the ingredients.
- Drain the tuna.
- Transfer the tuna to a medium bowl and flake it with a fork.
- Finely chop the celery and hard-boiled egg and add them to the tuna along with the mayonnaise, and chopped dill pickle. If desired, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of finely chopped onion, chopped parsley, or Dijon mustard.
- Taste and add salt and pepper, as needed, and more mayonnaise, if desired.
- Toast or grill the bread or rolls, if desired.
- Line the bread or rolls with lettuce leaves and spread the tuna salad on the lettuce. Add a slice or two of thinly sliced tomato, if desired.
- Serve the tuna sandwiches with sliced dill pickles and potato chips or French fries.
