Nicoise Sandwich
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 large red bell peppers
- 1 loaf Italian bread or 1 loaf French bread, 8 inch round (about 1 lb)
- 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced thin
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
- 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can best-quality tuna packed in oil, drained and broken up into chunks (Italian)
- 10 kalamata olives, halved and pitted
- 1⁄4 cup minced fresh parsley
- fresh ground pepper
directions
- Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides.
- Wrap in paper or plastic bag and let stand 10 minutes to steam and soften.
- Peel and seed.
- Cut bread in half horizontally.
- Remove centers of each half, leaving a 1 inch thick bread shell all around.
- Combine oil, vinegar, basil and garlic in a small bowl.
- Brush inside of bread shell with this mixture.
- Layer anchovies, bell pepper, eggs, tomatoes, tuna, olives and parsley on bottom half.
- Season generously with pepper.
- Cover with top half of bread and press gently.
- Wrap tightly in foil.
- Cover with a tray or cutting board and place 3, 5 lb weights (various large cans) and refrigerate atleast 30 minutes.
- (can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead – this is great picnic fare).
- Cut into 6 wedges.
- Pierce each with a long toothpick and serve.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.