Carrie's Garlic Pesto-Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Name: Carrie's Garlic Pesto-Tuna Salad Sandwiches
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
Ingredients: 2 5-ounce cans tuna packed in water, drained; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 3 c basil fresh, moderately packed; 1 tablespoon mustard; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 8 lettuce leaves; 1 large tomato, sliced; 8 slices gluten free bread; juice of 1 small-medium lemon; 1/3c pine nuts; 2 large garlic cloves; 3/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil; Top with avocado optional

2 steps

Cook:25min

An easy, no-cook recipe thats great for quick lunches and dinners. I love creating new tuna sandwich recipes and this particular one was a big hit. Substitute with any other type of whole-wheat or grain bread if you don't like rye.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:49:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories454.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat29.8 g (43%)

Carbs31.7 g (12%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein16.1 g (32%)

Sodium877.7 mg (44%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 x 5 ouncecans tuna packed in water

drained

2 tablespoonsmayonnaise

3 cbasil fresh

moderately packed

1 tablespoonmustard

8 leaveslettuce

8 slicesgluten free bread

1lemon

juice of, small-medium

⅓ cpine nuts

2garlic cloves

large

¾ tspkosher salt

¼ cextra virgin olive oil

avocado

Top with, optional

Instructions

Pesto

Step 1

In a food processor, combine all ingredients except the olive oil. Pulse until evenly chopped. Slowly add in the olive oil through the top of the processor. Pulse until evenly combined, but not completely smooth.

Tuna

Step 2

Mix together tuna, mayonnaise, pesto, mustard, and garlic in a bowl. Layer tuna mixture, lettuce, and tomato evenly over 4 bread slices. Top with remaining 4 bread slices.