Tzatziki Tuna Salad Pita Sandwiches are a bright and flavorful Mediterranean twist that is packed with 24 grams of protein for each half of a sandwich and 261 calories.
This recipe is extra special to me — it dates all the way back to the very first year of Hungry Hobby, over 11 years ago! While some old recipes didn’t stand the test of time (and quietly disappeared into the blog archive abyss 😅), this one actually aged well.
It’s low-calorie, high-protein, and made with real, simple ingredients — no weird “diet” foods or Walden Farms dressing here (hard pass). Just something I whipped up one night during our first year of marriage when canned tuna was all we could afford.
Fast forward to now, and we still make this regularly for an easy, protein-packed lunch. It finally got the photo glow-up it deserved, so I’m bringing it back and sharing it with you again today!
Hope you love it — let me know if you give it a try!
Find the printable recipe with measurements below.
How to Make Tzatziki Tuna Salad
This is basically your typical classic tuna salad, but you're swapping tzatziki sauce for mayo. Usually, I just use red onion and celery in my tuna salad, but for this recipe, I added some diced cucumbers because they go well with tzatziki. The tzatziki sauce will do most of the heavy flavor lifting, so you don't need to do much extra, but add a little fresh herbs and diced veggies for crunch.
Mix it up and you are good to go!
Ingredient Swaps and Substitutions
With this recipe, if you just have the tuna and tzatziki on hand, you can basically customize it from there. The tzatziki adds so much flavor that you really can't go wrong with modifications.
- Tuna - I used just plain old white solid albacore from Costco. I also really like skipjack tuna or chunk light (apparently they are the same thing) for a lower mercury option. Feel free to use a higher omega-3 brand like Wild Planet as well. The ratio may change since you aren't supposed to drain that kind of tuna, though.
- Tzatziki Sauce - Making your tzatziki sauce is 100% worth the time if you have it; if not, grab your favorite store-bought version.
- Cucumber, Celery, Red Onion, Parsley - You can sub, omit, or add as desired here. Of course, substitutions will change the flavor.
- Pita bread - you can sub any other bread here, but I also love to eat this with a spoon or crackers. It's just so fresh tasting, you'll want to dive in head first!
- Romaine Lettuce - substitute any other greens here, like spinach, or omit it.
How to Store Tzatziki Tuna Salad
I stored these babies just as you see, wrapped with saran wrap, and ate them over three days, was delicious! Any air-tight container will work for up to three days. Sorry, you can't meal prep this one for the whole week because canned tuna is only good after opening for about 3-4 days max. I know, boo. I didn't have an issue with mine getting soggy, though, so that was a win! If you are worried about it, store tuna salad separately from pitas.
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- If you are looking for more ways to use canned tuna, check out this post.
Serve This Tzatziki Tuna Salad With:
- Crackers instead of pita bread
- cucumbers to dip for a low-carb alternative for dipping
- lettuce wraps for another low-carb alternative for dipping
- homemade Greek yogurt hummus
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Tzatziki Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cans tuna, drained I used 7 ounce cans from Costco
- 12 ounces tzatziki sauce
- 1 cucumber half diced, half sliced
- 3 celery stalks diced
- ½ cup parsley chopped
- ¼ red onion diced
- 3 pita bread cut in half for six halves
- 6 romaine lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl (drained tuna, tzatziki sauce, diced cucumber half, chopped parsley, and diced red onion.) Stuff each pita half with lettuce leaves, cucumber slices, and ⅙ of the tuna mixture.
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Kelli says
One of the best recipes ever!
Megan says
Yum! Making these soon!