Deli-Style Tuna Salad On Toasted Croissants
Created by KittenCal on December 5, 2011
- Servings: 3
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #7257
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (low-fat or regular)
- 1 to 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Curry powder (a very small pinch, or adjust to taste)
- 1 to 2 tablespoon sweet relish
- 1 can (6 ounce) oil-packed tuna (flaked light or white tuna, drained)
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely diced
- 1 apple, Granny Smith (peeled, cored and chopped)
- Seasoned salt and fresh ground black pepper
- Croissants (3 large, sliced in half)
- Soft butter (optional)
- 3 lettuce leaves
- Swiss cheese slices (3 to 6)
How to Make
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Step 1: Squeeze out excess moisture from the tuna using your hands, then transfer to a medium bowl. Add in green onion, celery and apple; toss to combine.
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Step 2: In another bowl whisk the mayo with Dijon mustard, curry powder and sweet relish (I suggest to start with 1/8 teaspoon curry powder and add in more to taste) add to the tuna mixture and mix to combine adjust the mayonnaise if needed.
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Step 3: Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill for at least 2 or more hours.
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Step 4: Lightly toast the croissant halves, spread with soft butter if desired then top with a lettuce leaf. Top top each leaf with the tuna mixture , then a slice of cheese. Cover with remaining croissant half.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (691.1 g)
- Calories 305.5
- Total Fat - 13.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 17.4 mg
- Sodium - 635.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.3 g
- Sugars - 16.5 g
- Protein - 14.6 g
- Calcium - 121.5 mg
- Iron - 3 mg
- Vitamin C - 22.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg