Tangy Tuna Salad Sandwich

Tangy Tuna Salad Sandwich

3.6 of 5 (52)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • 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

View full nutritional breakdown of Tangy Tuna Salad Sandwich calories by ingredient


Introduction

I love a good sandwich, one that's so big you have to smash to fit into your mouth. This one is big on flavor, light on fat! I love a good sandwich, one that's so big you have to smash to fit into your mouth. This one is big on flavor, light on fat!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 eight-inch, whole-wheat baguette or 8 ounces whole-wheat boule
    1/2 red onion, about 1 cup, thinly sliced
    1/2 cup reduced-sodium feta cheese, crumbled
    1/2 English cucumber, about 1 1/2 cups, chopped
    3 Roma tomatoes, sliced
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1 head red leaf lettuce, chopped
    1/2 cup reduced-sodium tuna, packed in water, drained,

    1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
    1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    1 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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    28 of 29 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Very Good
    24 of 24 people found this review helpful
    Great sandwich... but NO ONE will only eat one quarter of it.. That's insane! - 2/28/11


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    17 of 17 people found this review helpful
    Oh my, I thought this sandwich was for one person, now I see "serves four" -- I hate that!!! - 4/19/11


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    Bad
    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
    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


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    11 of 13 people found this review helpful
    Is this really supposed to be one sandwich for 4 people?
    - 2/28/11


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    Bad
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
    Oh Chef Meg! You lead us on! - 7/12/11


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    Incredible!
    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
    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


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    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    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


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    5 of 8 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    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


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    O.K.
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Bad
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Bad
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I made this but found it to be a litle dry. - 2/28/12


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Very Good
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Sounds great - AND no shopping for exotic ingredients that I will only use one time! :-) - 4/19/11


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    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
    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


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    1 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Ilove sandwiches. This one sounds ike a winner! - 2/28/11


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    Very Good
    Good - 7/18/21


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe - 3/31/21


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    Incredible!
    ;-) - 3/3/21


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    Looks good - 2/9/21


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    Incredible!
    looks good - 1/23/21


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    Very Good
    Ok - 1/23/21


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    Fantastic with cucumber, great idea - 9/8/20


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    Very Good
    Great sandwich! No cucumbers for me but everything else was great. - 8/21/20


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    A must try!!! - 8/17/20


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    :) - 8/14/20


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    Love tuna - 5/30/20


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    Incredible!
    I used whole wheat bread - less calories, and didn't add 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar,
    1 tablespoon olive oil or 1/2 cup reduced-sodium feta cheese, crumbled ( don't care for this type of cheese). It was delicious: had a nice tangy taste to it. DH enjoyed it too!
    - 5/22/20


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    I love this tuna salad sandwich recipe! - 4/19/20


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    this photo is showing a TUNA sandwich..... not the one in the recipe - 4/1/20


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    Delicious! - 2/26/20


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    Thanks - 1/10/20


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    Great idea - 1/4/20


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    I fell for it too until I saw that it is supposed to serve 4. I suppose along with a hearty bowl of soup, a piece of fruit and a glass of skim milk it would make a nice lunch but by itself...not much. - 10/13/19


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    Incredible!
    Yummy! - 8/27/19


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    tasty - 8/5/19


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    "Group sandwich"? - 5/31/19


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    Incredible!
    Delicious - 4/19/19


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    Good
    I added some red bell pepper for color. Good recipe, 2 ounces of bread was right. I was full. - 3/17/19


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    Good
    Too tangy for me - 3/17/19


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    Good
    Great - 3/12/19


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 1/20/19


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    Pretty flavorful - 1/15/19


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    Incredible!
    So very delicious! - 1/3/19


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    Incredible!
    yummy ! - 11/7/18


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    I usually like to use salmon in place of tuna. I think it tastes better and has more omga3 - 8/8/18


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    Nice recipe - 8/3/18


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    Sounds like an awesome sandwich to make when family comes for outdoor potluck dinner. Looking forward to make it nest weekend. - 7/28/18


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    Well, that'd be one mighty large baguette!!! I am afraid I'd probably eat no less than 1/2~ But it is delicious. - 6/23/18


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    Too many ingredients in this that are on my don't like it list - 6/9/18


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    Good
    Good sandwich, but not very believable that one would only eat 1/4 of a sandwich. Good flavors, but I ate at 1/2 and could have eaten more. - 6/5/18


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    Great - 6/5/18


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    Yummy - 5/10/18


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    Absolutely great - 5/10/18


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    Good
    tasty - 4/20/18


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    Great! - 3/15/18


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    Yummy - 2/18/18


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    NICE - 2/18/18


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    Very Good
    Made this but use whole wheat bread . I only fix a half of a sandwich for me and a half for hubby. There was plenty fixings left over for the next day. it was very good. - 2/15/18


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    Good
    good - 2/15/18


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    hubby will like this - 2/15/18


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    I am not sure how I feel about feta in my tuna. I have to try it. - 2/11/18


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    Great way to prepare tuna - 2/8/18


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    I love tuna sandwiches!!! - 1/9/18


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    Yum, really good. - 11/25/17


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    Great sandwich - 10/26/17


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    yum - 8/6/17


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    Incredible!
    like, vinegar, mustard, no oil, added chives, dill, dill pickle relish too. Good as is without bread but nice with baguette. I usually soak onion in hot water a bit to cut bite. - 6/8/17


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    GREAT! - 6/6/17


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    I found this recipe under -gluten free lunches - but this recipe is NOT gluten free if it has whole-wheat baguette or 8 ounces whole-wheat boule. WHEAT? Somebody goofed! - 5/8/17


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    I like this with a bagel and using lettuce as the top portion of the sandwich, not the top half of the bagel. - 5/7/17


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    Very Good
    Almost like Jimmy Jones except the roll is different. - 4/24/17


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    Good - 4/24/17


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    I don't like to add mayonnaise to my tuna and this looks like a nice dressing to add to my tuna when I don't just want to add the drained tuna to the top of my salad. Can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing - 3/26/17


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    Good
    The photo should portray that you should only consume 1/4 of the sandwich. This photo is misleading. The white wine vinegar adds a unique flavor. - 3/26/17


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    OMG that is a great idea - 3/6/17


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    Looks good. - 2/4/17


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    Incredible!
    So healthy and full of protein. - 2/4/17


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    Looks yummy! - 2/4/17


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    Very Good
    I liked this recipe. It was good. It was filling but not too heavy. - 8/24/15


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    O.K.
    Used lettuce instead of bread - 1/18/14


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    the picture & the reality don't mesh. I thought sandwich..I found appetizer..but sounds good till I read the calories/carbs..won't be adding this one to my cookbook. Disappointed. - 3/1/13


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    I would put olives and capers in mine. - 3/1/13


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    O.K.
    My tuna salad is better. I'll take the extra calories. - 3/1/13


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    They're going to love this!!!!!!!!!! - 3/1/13


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    Very good thanks - 1/28/13


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    Thjis really tastes good--and is filling! - 2/28/12


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    Incredible!
    Marvelous! - 2/28/12


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    O.K.
    Sandwich was tasty, but I also was dumbfounded when I realized that you were only supposed to eat 1/4 of it. Just another reminder to read all nutritional information before eating - even with Chef Meg! - 2/28/12


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    I will not try this unless someone coming for lunch. Serves 4. I think it would get soggy if saved. - 2/28/12


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    Bad
    Picture is decieving you think it's one serving- then you read the whole recipe and it serves four! Yuck. - 6/6/11


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    Very Good
    ! - 5/16/11


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    What is a muffie? - 5/6/11


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    Good
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Not sure I would like soggy bread - 5/3/11


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    I have made Greek style sandwiches for less calories than this. Considering you only get 2 inches of sandwich for 260 calories.
    Try re figuring the calories. Or I will stick to the ones I make .
    Since I will not make this, I will not rate it.
    - 5/3/11