By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 2, 2026

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Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich

Serves 4

422 cal · 15 min

Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich

Recipe GLPRb60a6f118acee3

4.0(1)
Main Course
15 min
422 cal
Servings: 4
No-Cook
SNAP eligible

A light and refreshing sandwich combining flaked tuna with crisp apple, sweet raisins, and crunchy walnuts, bound together with a creamy yogurt-mayo dressing and layered on whole-grain bread with fresh lettuce.

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Ingredients

1 medium apple (such as Fuji or Pink Lady)

1 12-ounce can chunk light tuna, drained

2 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt

2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (optional)

1/2 teaspoon curry powder (optional)

8 leaves lettuce (Bibb, Romaine, green, or red leaf)

8 slices whole-grain bread

Directions

  1. Wash and quarter the apple. Remove the core from each quarter and finely chop the apple flesh.

  2. In a medium bowl, combine the chopped apple, yogurt, mayonnaise, raisins, walnuts, black pepper, and optional parsley and curry powder. Stir until well blended.

  3. Gently fold the drained tuna into the apple mixture until just combined, being careful not to break up the chunks.

  4. Toast the bread slices if desired. Layer a lettuce leaf on each of four bread slices, then top each with an equal portion of the tuna apple salad. Cover with the remaining bread slices to form sandwiches. Cut diagonally and serve immediately.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4

All ingredients are standard stock at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, Walmart, and ALDI—no special trips required. The 15-minute stated time is honest; this is assembly-only work with no cooking. At roughly $1.80-$2.20 per serving, the cost is reasonable, driven by the tuna and walnuts, which are familiar pantry items in Charlotte kitchens. The salad reheats poorly and is best eaten same-day, but it's a solid weeknight lunch that requires no attention, scales easily, and needs no Southern tweaking to feel at home here.

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