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Home » Recipes » Seafood/Fish

Classic Spicy Tuna Salad Sandwich Wraps

Published: Aug 31, 2021 · Modified: May 28, 2025 by Marisa Franca

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Two tuna salad tortilla wrap sandwiches on a white plate and a white background.

This is no plain old tuna sandwich wrap recipe. The spicy tuna wraps filling is fresh and light plus it has a spicy kick. It's so versatile. Put it in a sandwich, medium tortilla, salad or eat it by itself. Tuna sandwich wraps make great portable lunches. The tortilla wraps are our go-to sandwiches when we travel. This basic tuna salad recipe can even be dolled up to gourmet level. We never get tired of a great tuna filling. Try this recipe hot or cold, both ways are tasty. 

For this recipe you will need: White Albacore Tuna in water(or your canned tuna of choice), onion, celery, Grey Poupon Mustard, pickled jalapeños or dill relish, mayonnaise, flour tortillas.

Tuna salad wrap with corn, lettuce, tomatoes, and avocados on a wooden board and a coiled rope in background.
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  • What kind of tuna do I need for a tuna salad sandwich?
  • What if I don't like spicy tuna salads?
  • More tuna salad sandwich ideas and best tips
  • How to make a basic tuna wrap recipe 
  • Seafood recipes that inspire
  • Classic Spicy Tuna Salad Sandwich Wraps 
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We love fresh tuna and really enjoy dining on dishes such as our Southern Italian Grilled Tuna.

But for sandwiches and wraps, we prefer using a good grade of canned tuna. If you want a sandwich or wrap that travels well, tuna salad is your best bet. 

What kind of tuna do I need for a tuna salad sandwich?

The solid-packed albacore tuna in water and the chunk light tuna is ideal. We do make sure that it does have the dolphin-safe label.

We also use tuna in olive oil, but since we're adding mayonnaise to the tuna salad, we don't want to add any additional fat.

Now, If you're wondering if tuna is good for you? It is! Here is a really great list of good fish! You may want to download this list. 

What do I do if I have oil-packed tuna and don't want the oil?

All you need to do is put the tuna in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Press the tuna with a rubber spatula to remove all of the water from the tuna. 

What if I don't like spicy tuna salads?

Ingredients for classic tuna salad, mustard, dill pickle relish, grey poupon, hot mustard, mayonnaise, onion, celery

Ingredients for Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich Wrap

You can easily substitute the diced jalapeños with dill pickle relish or sweet pickle relish. And you can substitute regular mustard for the Grey Poupon.

More tuna salad sandwich ideas and best tips

  • Tex-Mex Tuna Sandwich -- lime, cilantro, and jalapeño puréed and corn, avocados tomatoes with rolled in a flour tortilla.
  • Mediterranean Tuna Sandwich -- corniches, walnuts, olive oil, butter lettuce on hearty multigrain toast.
  • Lemon Pepper Tuna Sandwich -- peppery arugula, zesty red onion, coarse black pepper, lemon zest and juice on rye bread. 
  • Tuscan Tuna Sandwich -- capers, sun-dried tomatoes, on ciabatta with mozzarella and basil. 
  • Provençal Tuna Sandwich -- marinated artichokes, niçoise olives, hard-cooked eggs, roasted peppers on Kaiser bun. 
  • Curried Tuna Sandwich -- currants, chopped dried apricots, curry spice, served in a pita or naan. 
  • Asian Tuna Sandwich - shelled endamame beans, miso, green onions, sesame chile oil on toasted country bread. 
  • Fennel-Orange Tuna Sandwich -- a high-brow makeover with crème fraîche, fennel, orange zest and juice on a baguette. 
  • Asian Tuna Sandwich -- Sriracha, rice wine vinegar, sesame seeds, cucumber, on potato rolls. 
  • Tuna Salad Lettuce Wrap -- any tuna salad you like wrapped up in Bibb lettuce or some similar lettuce leaves and add a bit of red bell pepper for a nice crunch.

Tuna salad in a square brown bowl with a sliced tuna warp on the side on top of a cutting board.

Spicy Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich Wrap

How to make a basic tuna wrap recipe 

 First, you lay out your flour tortilla and you put about two heaping tablespoons of filling down the center:

tuna salad on a flour tortilla with a spoon on the side.

Tuna mixture on soft flour tortilla 1st step.

Second you bring the bottom portion halfway up.

Flour tortilla folded up from the bottom to cover the tuna salad on a cutting board.

Second step for wrapping the spicy tuna filling

Third you bring both the left and right ends in together and hold. 

Flour tortilla with bottom covering the tuna salad and both right and left ends turned toward the center.

Step three to wrapping the spicy tuna in the flour tortilla

Fourth, start rolling from the bottom up until the wrap is in a bundle.

Ecco! You have just made the perfect tuna salad sandwich wrap.

tuna salad wrap is complete in a bundle on a cutting board.

Tuna tortilla bundle rolled up into a compact wrap.

If you're planning on eating it right away, slice it on the diagonal and serve it with your favorite crudités.

But, if you're packing the sandwich for lunch or a picnic, roll the plastic wrap around the bundle or bundles in the same way you made the wrap. 

The tuna wrap is certainly a healthy alternative to eating lots of cheese (which I love) and heavily processed meats.

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Classic Spicy Tuna Salad Sandwich Wraps 

We never get tired of this outstanding classic tuna tortilla recipe. The healthy tuna salad recipe is so versatile we're able to modify it so it's never the same. We've made it with an Italian flair, crunchy Asian, and spicy Tex-Mex. It travels well and it lasts several days in the fridge. Give it a rustic touch or make it sophisticated, whichever way you make this recipe I know you'll family will love it. 

Next time you want a hot tuna dinner, make our quick and easy Fresh Tuna with Caramelized Onion. This is a convenient one-skillet meal.

And if you love seafood salads and fillings then you'll go nuts over our Shrimp Salad. This is a summer recipe we can't get enough of!

Whether you're looking for a light lunch or a tasty side dish, our Fiesta Rice Salad with Tuna is packed with protein and flavor to satisfy your cravings.

If you're a sandwich lover, this chopped Italian Salad recipe is for you. Stuff the filling in a hoagie roll, a wrap, or between slices of your favorite bread.

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Tuna fish and salad wrap sandwich.

Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich Wraps With A Kick

A spicy and tasty filling that you can put on a sandwich or stuff a wrap. Is to make up ahead for a box lunch or picnic. The crunchy tuna wraps meat healthy eating without sacrificing taste.
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Course: Sandwich
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 197kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
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Equipment Needed

  • Wood cutting board
  • Ceramic santoku knife

Ingredients

  • 21 oz. White Albacore Tuna in water - or your canned tuna of choice 3- 7oz. cans
  • 1 medium onion chopped or green onions
  • 2 large celery ribs diced
  • 3 heaping Tablespoons Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
  • 3 heaping Tablespoons diced pickled jalapenos or more - dill pickles for those faint of heart
  • 3 Tablespoons Mayonnaise full fat mayonnaise for a richer taste
  • hot sauce optional
  • 8 soft flour tortillas 8- inch or whole wheat wraps
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Instructions

  • Combine the tablespoons mayonnaise and the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
    tutorial, tuna, flour tortilla, wrap
  • Mix well and be sure to taste, you can always add more of what you like
    step two, tuna, wrap,spicy,flour tortilla
  • Make up the wraps following the directions in post. or you can put the filling on toasted whole wheat bread.
    step three, spicy tuna, flour tortilla
  • You can also use the filling in a salad, hearty country bread, ciabatta, or hard rolls.
    tuna wrap, complete, bundle, plastic wrap

Notes

*** You may add whatever your favorite ingredients you like to the tuna salad as you mix it. Or you may add it on top of the salad before rolling up. 
Make it into a tuna melt by using your hearty sandwich bread then pile on the spicy tuna salad. Add your favorite cheese and put the open sandwich under the broiler to melt. So good. Salad recipes make for an easy lunch. 
Use canned salmon for a change of pace. 
Put this lighter version in your low calorie recipes:
 Greek yogurt for the Mayonnaise
A touch of lemon juice for moisture
Use leafy greens as the entire wrap
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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