Tuna Nicoise Sandwich
What comes to mind when you think of a tuna sandwich? Does boring, blah and cheap ring a bell? If you’re thinking of some canned tuna that was mixed up into mushiness with a whole slew of mayonnaise, then you would be right. Dave Ramsey says that when he and his wife were paying off their debts, she made him tuna fish sandwiches for lunch all the time. Now, just the smell of tuna fish makes him feel poor:).
This tuna fish sandwich is different, though. It will knock your socks off! It’s so full of flavor and freshness, bright acidic notes, and lots of phenomenal textures and flavors. Pack up this sandwich and take it with you next time you go to the beach. There’s something magical about munching on a tuna sandwich with your toes buried in the sand, with the scent of salt water wafting through the air and of course, seagulls soaring around, trying to steal your food.Â
Ingredients:
1 big can (12 0z) Canned Tuna
1/2 very small shallot, sliced
1-2 tomatoes, sliced
2-3 hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 Tablespoon capers
4-6 Romaine or Bibb lettuce leaves
2-3 radishes, sliced
Bread (italian baguette)
Vinaigrette:
1/3 cup olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
4-6 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 very small shallot, minced
1 very small garlic clove, minced
1/2 Tablespoon dijon mustard
1 anchovy fillet, minced
1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
Instructions:
Whisk all the ingredients for the vinaigrette together. 
Drizzle part of the vinaigrette over the  baguette. 
Gently mix the canned tuna with a few Tablespoons of the vinaigrette. (You can use tuna that is packed in oil or in water.) 
Place some romaine lettuce (or bibb lettuce, spring greens, spinach or any other kind of lettuce that you like) on top of the baguette. 
Place the tomato slices on top of the lettuce, season them with salt and pepper and drizzle with a few teaspoons of the vinaigrette. 
Place the tuna on top go the tomato slices. Add the capers and radish slices on top of the tuna. 
You can also add some thin slices of shallot or red onion. Top the sandwich with slices of hard boiled egg. Season with salt and pepper. 
Serve immediately.Â
- 1 big can (12 0z) Canned Tuna
- ½ very small shallot, sliced
- 1-2 tomatoes, sliced
- 2-3 hard boiled eggs, sliced
- 1 Tablespoon capers
- 4-6 Romaine or Bibb lettuce leaves
- 2-3 radishes, sliced
- Bread (Italian baguette)
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 4-6 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ½ very small shallot, minced
- 1 very small garlic clove, minced
- ½ Tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 anchovy fillet, minced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
- Whisk all the ingredients for the vinaigrette together.
- Drizzle part of the vinaigrette over the baguette.
- Gently mix the canned tuna with a few Tablespoons of the vinaigrette. (You can use tuna that is packed in oil or in water.)
- Place some romaine lettuce (or bibb lettuce, spring greens, spinach or any other kind of lettuce that you like) on top of the baguette.
- Place the tomato slices on top of the lettuce, season them with salt and pepper and drizzle with a few teaspoons of the vinaigrette.
- Place the tuna on top go the tomato slices.
- Add the carpers and radish slices on top of the tuna. You can also add some thin slices of shallot or red onion.
- Top the sandwich with slices of hard boiled egg. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
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Oksana K
You are exactly right!!! 😀 This Tuna Sandwich did change everything about the “tuna sandwich”. I did like the simple tuna with mayo and tomatoes, some spices, onion and sometimes adding some cheese on top (if making tuna melts) But this one is soooo delicious! I used all ingridients that are listed above, even the enchovies (which i never eaten or bought before) Yumm! 😛
Love it all the way! The whole family enjoyed them a lot! 😉 Thank you sooo much!!! 🙂
olgak7
Yay! You’re brave to try new things; I love it, Oksana. Trying new things pays off most of the time. I’m glad your family liked the sandwiches too.
Lena
Ohhhh!!! 🙂 This is very clever. I have always made the salad equivalent of this and never thought of turning it into a sandwich.
olgak7
Both the salad and the sandwich are delicious:).
olga
Love at first bite 🙂 Thanks Olga!
olgak7
Thanks, Olga!
Tanya
Looks very good! Thanx for sharing!! One question though which tuna would u recommend?
olgak7
You can use any tuna that you like, Tanya. It really doesn’t matter for this recipe. I use whatever I have on hand.
Dale
I’ve done a regular Tuna Nicoise before and I like to use tuna packed in olive oil. You can drain off the olive oil to use in the vinaigrette. It just makes for a more flavorful dressing. Add more plain olive oil if you don’t get enough from the can. It’s more economical, too..
Marina
My husband is not a fan of tuna, I was thinking of using canned chicken instead. Have you ever? Do you think it would taste good?
olgak7
I’m sure canned chicken will work here too, Marina.