Tuna Salad Sandwich [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 1
• Time: 25 minutes

If you are running low on time then this is the lunch recipe you should try. In addition to being easy to make this dish is extremely tasty and nutritious. I personally love tuna and therefore Tuna salad sandwich is one of my favorites. Though I have tasted other tuna salads in the past, this is easily the best I have had so far. Consider this sandwich as a classic, traditional, simple or whatever. But there is no denying that it is simple and good. Bodybuilders and weight trainers especially can gain a lot of energy from this humble lunch food.

Nutrition

• calories: 656
• protein: 41
• carbs: 79
• fat: 20
• saturated fat: 6.29
• polyunsaturated fat: 4.2
• monounsaturated fat: 4.19
• cholesterol: 56
• sodium: 143
• potassium: 771
• dietary fiber: 3.83
• sugars: 4.92
• vitamin a: 153
• vitamin c: 17
• calcium: 81
• iron: 3
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 70.25
• other fats: 5.32

Ingredients

• 2 slice thin Whole Wheat Bread
• 115 gram Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
• 0.25 cup Rice, brown, long-grain, raw
• 2 tbsp Mayonnaise, low sodium, low calorie or diet
• 0.5 cup chopped Celery, raw
• 14 gram Lemon juice, raw
• 1 tablespoon Butter, light, stick, without salt
• 1 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
• 2 leaf inner Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw
• 1 tbsp chopped Chives, raw
• 1 tbsp Parsley, fresh
• 1 cube Soup base

Instructions

• First cook brown rice. But before water and rice start boiling you need to add a soup base cube for extra taste
• In the meantime, in a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery and tuna until a smooth creamy mixture is formed
• Then add parsley and chives
• Spread the mixture on the bread and add lettuce
• Serve the sandwich with rice and cucumber