A tuna sandwich is the ideal snack for those who do not want to stay in the kitchen for long. Two slices of bread, tuna cream, lettuce, tomatoes & gherkins, that’s all you need for a delicious tuna sandwich.
It takes a maximum of 10 minutes & you have a sandwich in your hand you did not eat for the last time! I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉
Cooked/Baked today: Simple & Easy Tuna Sandwiches
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Fast Food, Sandwich Recipes, Recipes with Fish
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Simple & Easy Tuna Sandwiches
Ingredients for 2 servings:
- 4 slices white bread or toast bread
- 1 tomato
- 1 gherkin
- 2 hands mix salad of your choice (for example lamb’s lettuce or rocket)
- 1 can tuna
- ½ red onion
- 1 hand fresh parsley
- A heaoing tablespoon each of yogurt & creme fraiche
- 1 small cloce garlic
- ½ teaspoon mustard
- ¼ lemon
- SalT & pepper
- Olive oil
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Mixing bowl for the tuna cream
- Colander
- Garlic press
- Grill pan, toatser or panini grill to roast the bread
Instructions:
…for the tuna cream:
Peel red onion & chop finely. Finely chop a handful of fresh parsley. Drain the tuna using a pasta strainer. Next, in a mixing bowl combine onion, parsley & tuna along with 1 heaping tablespoon of yoghurt & crème fraîche, a pressed clove of garlic, ½ teaspoon mustard, the juice ¼ lemon and a dash of olive oil.
Preparing Tuna Cream
Mix well until all ingredients are well combined, then season the tuna cream with a good pinch of salt & pepper to taste & set aside until serving.
…for the tuna sandwiches:
Cut tomato into thin slices. Also cut gherkin lengthwise into thin slices. Roast white bread in a grill pan, toaster or panini grill from both sides for a few minutes until golden.
Spread two slices of roasted white bread thickly with 1 heaping tablespoon of tuna cream, then top the sandwich with lettuce, gherkins and tomato slices and dish up with a second slice of white bread. I wish you lots of fun cooking 😉
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):