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Tuna apple salad sandwiches are refreshing and easy to make for a quick lunch or snack!

Ingredients

  • 1 eating apple, about 1/3 pound, cored and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup chopped unsalted pecans or walnuts
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 12 ounces canned light tuna, drained
  • 8 slices whole grain bread
  • 8 Bibb or other lettuce leaves

Directions

  1. Combine apple, yogurt, mayonnaise, dried cranberries, nuts, pepper and parsley in a medium bowl.
  2. Gently fold in drained tuna.
  3. Spread salad on four slices of whole grain bread. Top with lettuce leaves and remaining bread slices.

Serves 4. 

 
Nutrition Facts 
  
Amounts Per Serving 
Calories: 398 
 % Daily Value
Total Fat: 11 g17%
Saturated Fat: 2 g8%
Cholesterol: 29 mg10%
Sodium: 773 mg32%
Carbohydrate: 46 g15%
Dietary Fiber: 7 g29%
Protein: 33 g65%
  
Vitamin A9%
Vitamin C11%
Calcium10%
Iron25%

*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.