Tuna Sandwiches, Nicoise Style

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"This is a French-inspired tuna salad sandwich, which is an adapted recipe from Sara Moulton. Cook time does not include hard boiling the eggs (you could do that ahead of time)."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 large eggs, hard boiled, cooled and peeled and chopped
• 1⁄4 lb green beans, trimmed
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1⁄4 cup fresh dill leaves, chopped
• 6 large lettuce leaves, chopped (I use romaine or boston)
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise (I like Hellmans)
• 1⁄3 cup kalamata olive, drained and pitted
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 12 ounces solid tuna in water
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 slices of good bakery bread

directions

1. .Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the green beans. When the water comes back to a boil, take the green beans out and add to a bowl of ice water. Once they are cooled, drain them, pat dry and chop.
2. Combine the mayo, olives and lemon juice in a food processor and process until just about smooth. Transfer this mixture to a bowl.
3. Drain the tuna and stir it into the mayo mixture. Add the eggs, tomatoes, green beans, dill, and the salt and pepper (to taste) and mix together.
4. Toast the bread slices. Divide the tuna onto 4 slices of the bread, top with lettuce and remaining bread slices.

Reviews

[Dienia B.]

Oh my goodness loved this one used green olives and just ate it like a salad without the bread great stuff

 

[JackieOhNo!]

I absolutely loved this French inspired tuna salad. I love Nicoise salad and this was a nice variation on it with much less work. I did not add the olives to a food processor as I wanted some of the texture from chopped olives. So I mixed the mayo, lemon juice, and olives in a regular bowl and then proceeded from there. I had some nice rustic grained and seeded bread as a base for my Boston lettuce and tuna salad. I was almost tempted to cook and dice some potatoes, to mimic my favorite Niçoise salad, but I decided to stay true to the recipe. Overall, a most enjoyable bite! Made for Culinary Quest 2021.

 

[Kiwi Kathy]

A lovely satisfying lunch when you feel to inclination to whip up something a little different. I halved the recipe as there was just myself & DH and there was still some left over. I sub'd fresh dill for dried dill but otherwise followed the recipe. Made for Aussie / Kiwi Swap Feb 2014.

 

[Susie D]

Yum! It was a nice change from salad without being tons of work so it was a hit here on a hot day. The flavors of nicoise did come thru & the ingredients paired well with the pita. I'll be making this again! Thank you for sharing the recipe!

 

[Studentchef]

I love this recipe. so refreshing to make as well, when it gets to hot outside to cook, like it did today. I used cherry tomatoes for this sandwhich, and I love the addition of haricot vertes to the recipe.