Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Seafood Recipes Martha's Favorite Tuna Salad Sandwich 3.1 (264) 6 Reviews By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 21, 2022 Rate PRINT Share Yield: 4 Martha’s favorite tuna salad sandwich is a lunchtime classic. She uses good-quality tuna packed in oil and adds finely diced apple and celery for crunch. Light mayo and lemon juice bring it all together. Make like Martha and serve the tuna salad on thinly sliced, toasted (or not!) sourdough bread. Ingredients 12 ounces good-quality tuna, packed in oil, drained 2 stalks celery, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 1 apple, such as McIntosh or Gala, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch pieces 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise, preferably Ojai Cook's Lemonaise Light 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil leaves 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 slices best-quality sourdough Directions In a medium bowl, combine tuna, celery, apple, mayonnaise, basil, and lemon juice; mix well. Season with salt and pepper. On a work surface, divide tuna salad among 4 slices bread; top with remaining 4 slices bread. Serve. Variations To make Susie Essman's favorite tuna salad sandwich, as seen on "The Martha Stewart Show," add Dijon mustard and mustard powder to the mixture. Originally appeared: The Martha Stewart Show, Episode 1048 Rate It PRINT