Salmon Pesto Focaccia Sandwiches

twissis's Note:

I'm lucky I don't ever have to use canned salmon, so I use grilled fresh salmon leftovers for this great sandwich. My recipe source here is the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute who acknowledged Edwina Gadsby of Great Falls, Montana. This recipe was 1 of 6 winners of the "LUV SALMON SO MUCH" recipe contest & it's a winner in my book too. This makes a very good brunch or luncheon item, but is also esp good for TO GO occasions because of its easy portability & the fact the sandwinches can be made up to 6 hrs in advance. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 Sandwic ...

• 1 (14 ¾ ounce) can salmon
• ½ cup pesto sauce
• ½ cup red onion (finely chopped)
• 1⁄3; cup sun-dried tomato (oil-packed & chopped)
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise (reduced fat)
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel (finely shredded)
• 1 focaccia bread (8-in round or 1 12-in French bread)
• romaine lettuce leaf (as desired)

Directions:

1. Clean salmon of any bony material & place in a med bowl. Add pesto, onion, tomatoes, mayo & lemon peel. Mix well.
2. Split bread choice in half. Layer lettuce leaves on bottom half of bread. Top w/salmon mix & top of bread.
3. Cut into 4 pieces. Serve immediately or cover w/plastic wrap & refrigerate up to 6 hrs before serving.

Reviews

[Lori Mama]

Not your average salmon sandwich. Loved the pesto in this, but then again I love pesto in just about everything. LoL! I used round focaccia bread. Delicious. :)

[Redsie]

Great sandwich recipe!! We loved the combination of pesto, salmon and sun dried tomatoes! Used the whole can for both of us and used two nice slices of a loaf of French bread. My bf added some pickles to the mix. Thanks twissis - those are great!!

[Kittencalskitchen]

Wow are these ever delicious! my DH and DH loved these sandwiches, the combo of pesto and sun-dried tomatoes really adds so much flavor to the salmon, I tripled the amount of canned salmon but still only used 1/2 cup pesto, also I kept the sun-dried tomatoes at 1/3 cup, my family loved this, thanks for sharing twissis!...Kitten:)