Tuna Nicoise Sandwich

Name: Tuna Nicoise Sandwich
Prep time: P1H
Total time: P1H5M
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: tuna, canned; olive oil; oregano; salt; black pepper; red wine vinegar; garlic; dijon mustard; sweet red bell peppers; sweet yellow bell peppers; pickled jalapenos; red onion; olives; capers; bread, italian; watercress

Submitted by mafiachicki

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

60 min

COOK

5 min

READY

65 min

Ingredients

CANS TUNA, CANNED
italian, packed in olive oil, 6 1/2 ounce size each

Vinaigrette dressing

X OLIVE OIL *

TEASPOONS OREGANO
fresh

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

TABLESPOONS RED WINE VINEGAR

CLOVE GARLIC

TEASPOON DIJON MUSTARD

Other ingredients

EACH SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
cored, seeded, roasted, peeled

EACH SWEET YELLOW BELL PEPPERS
cored, seeded, roasted, peeled

EACH PICKLED JALAPENOS
seeded, minced *

CUP RED ONION
diced

TABLESPOONS OLIVES
chopped, pitted, calamata *

TABLESPOONS CAPERS

OUNCES BREAD, ITALIAN
loaf, halved

BUNCH WATERCRESS
trimmed *

Directions

Make dressing: Drain oil from tuna into glass measuring cup, add enough olive oil to make up ⅓ cup of dressing, add remaining ingredients. Place ingredients in blender and blend well.

Reserve tuna for sandwich.

In bowl, mix vegetables, olives, and capers. Remove some of bread from the center of the Italian loaf and discard, or could freeze for stuffing.

Brush inside loaf with some dressing; add remainder to pepper mixture.

Mix tuna into remaining dressing and pepper mixture gently, leaving chunks.

Grill bread, oiled side down, until toasted. Pile tuna mixture onto toasted sides.

Top with watercress.