Anyways, yesterday, I went to Costco and got some Tuna. I personally love Costco's Kirkland Solid White Albacore Tuna. Starkist is my favorite brand of Tuna but Kirkland comes a close second. Plus, our Costco doesn't carry the Starkist cans...only Chicken of the Sea. I was searching the web for a good Tuna salad sandwich recipe but the ones I liked involved copious amounts of mayonnaise. We've been trying to eat as healthy as possible around here so I just came up with my own recipe.
It uses sun-dried tomatoes (also bought at Costco for a ridiculously low price..less than $8 for 2 pounds!), celery, parsley, mustard, and a few other ingredients. I also used Kirkland multigrain, 100% whole grain bread. The result was a delicious, delectable, healthy sandwich. The best part? When my husband bit into it, the first thing he said was...honey, how much mayonnaise did you put into it? I was happy to tell him that I only used 1 tbsp. of light mayonnaise! See for yourself. ;)
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
One 7 oz. can of Solid White Albacore Tuna
1/4 stalk of celery, cut
1 tbsp. lemon juice
4 sun-dried tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp. mustard (I used dark brown mustard)
2 tbsp. fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 tsp. pickle relish (dill or sweet)
1 tbsp. light mayonnaise
Cheese to taste
Broccoli Sprouts (optional)
4 slices of bread (for 2 sandwiches)
1 tbsp. Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (for browning the bread)
Method:
Combine the first 9 ingredients together using a food processor. If you don't like your Tuna salad smooth, just chop the celery, sun-dried tomatoes and parsley and mix it with all the ingredients.
Heat a skillet and melt 1 tbsp. of coconut oil. Once the oil is hot, lay 1 piece of bread on the skillet, sprinkle with some cheese, top it with the Tuna salad and broccoli sprouts. Then, place 1 slice of bread on the sprouts then flip the sandwich to brown the other side.
My favorite part about this sandwich was the coconut oil and sun-dried tomatoes. The coconut oil gave the bread such a wonderfully sweet, distinct flavor while the sun-dried tomatoes added a zip. Trust me..you won't miss the mayo!
