CONFESSION: I’m extremely picky about tuna salad. Extreeeemely picky. So much so that I’m terrified to try it anywhere else, even though tuna melts are a big favorite of mine.

There are three secrets to my tuna salad:

  • Miracle whip, never mayo
  • Dill pickles or dill pickle relish
  • Onions are only for cold, crisp tuna salad. Salad for tuna melts shall have no onions.

That’s really it. I grill it up with swiss cheese on my Mario Batali panini press (one of my favorite things!) and it’s a little bit of heaven. Simple, but it always feels like a huge treat.