Tuna Boats

Name: Tuna Boats
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, drained and flaked; 1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped; 3 tablespoons finely chopped celery; 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion; 1/2 cup Miracle Whip; 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish; 4 submarine sandwich or hoagie buns; 4 lettuce leaves; 4 slices cheddar cheese; 8 wooden skewers; Fish-shaped crackers

Janelle Aguda of Chicago, Illinois gets her son involved in this sea-cruising cuisine by having him assemble the simple sails out of cheese slices. They like to serve the “boats” on blue paper plates with fish-shaped crackers.

Ingredients

2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, drained and flaked
1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish
4 submarine sandwich or hoagie buns
4 lettuce leaves
4 slices cheddar cheese
8 wooden skewers
Fish-shaped crackers

Directions

In a bowl, combine the tuna, egg, celery and onion. Stir in the Miracle Whip and pickle relish; set aside. Make a 2-in. wide V-shaped cut in the center of each bun to within an inch of the bottom. Remove cut portion and save for another use. Line each bun with a lettuce leaf and fill with tuna mixture.
Cut cheese slices in half diagonally. For sails, carefully insert a wooden skewer into the top center of each cheese triangle. Bend cheese slightly; push skewer through bottom center of cheese. Insert two skewers into each sandwich. Place on a serving plate. Sprinkle fish crackers around boats.

Originally published as Tuna Boats in Quick Cooking May/June 2003

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nicholas

Mar 21, 2018

was the best I've ever had!!!
s_olson23

Feb 23, 2015

These were a fun treat my Mom made these for my brother and I when we we little kids about 30 years ago , but she would use a soft hot dog bun and use a pretzel stick to hold the cheese sail...which was usually a Kraft American Cheese slice. Very kid friendly!