Tangy Tuna Salad Sandwich
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  • Minutes to Prepare:
  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 eight-inch, whole-wheat baguette or 8 ounces whole-wheat boule1/2 red onion, about 1 cup, thinly sliced1/2 cup reduced-sodium feta cheese, crumbled1/2 English cucumber, about 1 1/2 cups, chopped3 Roma tomatoes, sliced1/4 teaspoon black pepper1 head red leaf lettuce, chopped1/2 cup reduced-sodium tuna, packed in water, drained, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar1 teaspoon Dijon mustard1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
Slice the bread in half horizontally, remove about 3/4 cup of the soft inside filling to create a shell. Reserve filling for later use as bread crumbs.

Combine onion, cucumber, tomatoes, and feta into a mixing bowl, toss to combine. Place vinegar and mustard into a small bowl, then whisk in oil to emulsify. Pour dressing over vegetable mixture and season with pepper. Toss to combine.

Layer the bottom half of the bread with lettuce leaves. Fill with vegetable mixture then top with tuna. Press second remaining half of bread over top to sandwich. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap, allow to stand for 10 minutes for flavors to develop and the bread to soak up some of the dressing.

Serve chilled, makes 4 wedges.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 259.6
  • Total Fat: 8.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
  • Sodium: 514.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
  • Protein: 15.5 g

Member Reviews
  • MEREDITH927
     Using 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1 pouch of tuna (2.6oz), @ 2 tblsp of feta, @ 1/4 c each cucumber and tomato and @ 1 tblsp of onion, and using banana pepper rings and a bit of the liquid from the jar instead of a dressing with oil, I made a whole sandwich, big and filling, for 308 calories. - 2/28/12
  • CD7023171
     Great sandwich... but NO ONE will only eat one quarter of it.. That's insane! - 2/28/11
  • CD3598008
     Oh my, I thought this sandwich was for one person, now I see "serves four" -- I hate that!!! - 4/19/11
  • ARDUINNA
     The intro states "I love a good sandwich, one that's so big you have to smash to fit into your mouth" & careful reading of recipe tells you one serving size is 2 INCHES & 1/8 cup tuna... That is NOT a big sandwich. If this is an appetizer it should say so in the intro. - 1/29/13
  • PITTERPAT123
     Is this really supposed to be one sandwich for 4 people?
    - 2/28/11
  • NIAGCHRIS246
     Oh Chef Meg! You lead us on! - 7/12/11
  • TRICIAN13
     Yummy sandwich! I add minced garlic and basil to the veggie mix and diced the tomatoes & onion. I have also made this using cubed baked chicken breast. - 2/28/11
  • CD12697987
     Please only post recipes that really feed an adult. This is ridiculous!!! STOP it. This is not realistic and doesn't satisfy. Don't put these kinds of recipes as the main link please. - 3/1/13
  • CRAFTYC
     I was also going to complain about the size of the serving, but if you look at the categories, this is a sandwich appetizer, not a meal! - 4/25/11
  • STRIVERONE
     Same observation as most of the other raters; I'd down all four servings myself for a thousand plus calorie sandwich, but I do like the idea of lining the scooped out baguette with lettuce. - 3/1/13
  • DOUGDC
     Not sure what's going on here. Is Chef Meg showing people how to make a sandwich? The idea that this sandwich is categorized as an appetizer is hidden in the fine print TAGS at the bottom of the recipe -- how about truth in advertising and changing the title to Tangy Tuna Salad Sandwich Appetizer? - 3/1/13
  • KOHSAMUI
     Agree completely with Val! A big black eye for SparkPeople to put this up - required a carefully set up photo, so it seems you were really trying to deceive! Double boo & hiss! - 2/28/12
  • CD13629419
     Even if it's categorized as an appetizer, this is a tiny portion appetizer that would take up half the calories of your meal (or more). I'm giving it 3 stars just because I love tuna. - 3/1/13
  • CD12042737
     It sounds good and perhaps you can put it in a whole wheat pita or toasted English muffin. I really like the idea Meredith927 said, using the banana pepper juice. Maybe to make it creamier add a touch of Greek yogurt with the pepper juice and whisk. I'm going to try it... - 4/2/12
  • EXOTEC
     Looks yummy. Too bad even a tiny portion of it uses up my total carb count for the entire day.

    Not much "diet" about this one. - 2/28/12
  • TOTHMAN
     Brutal! Only 2 inches of sandwich/serving?

    If I stack 2 sections on top of each other - does that count as one? :-)
    - 2/28/12
  • SLIMKIM2B
     I made this but found it to be a litle dry. - 2/28/12
  • SOPHIEMAE2007
     Since I am not a fan of raw onions, I think I would replace them with pepperoncini like in a greek salad. Maybe also use pita bread instead. - 5/3/11
  • CHIEFBIT
     Sounds great - AND no shopping for exotic ingredients that I will only use one time! :-) - 4/19/11
  • TINATC26
     can't wait to make this.. I have made something similar, without the tuna, in pita bread in the past, using hummus as a "spread." Yummy!! - 2/28/11
  • MIMIDOT
     Ilove sandwiches. This one sounds ike a winner! - 2/28/11
  • WANT2BTRIM
     Good - 7/18/21
  • JUNETTA2002
     Great recipe - 3/31/21
  • CD17663415
     ;-) - 3/3/21
  • SUSANYOUNGER
     Looks good - 2/9/21



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