Best Habanero Chickentuna Salad Sandwich Recipes

BREADLESS CUCUMBER TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Halve the cucumbers lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and some of the flesh to make a boat shape; discard seeds and flesh. Poke the inside of the hollowed out cucumbers several times with a fork. Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, 1/8 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking constantly, until blended. Brush the inside of each cucumber with some of the vinaigrette.
• Whisk the yogurt, dill, celery leaves, mayonnaise, scallions, celery, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper into the bowl with the remaining vinaigrette. Add the drained tuna and stir to combine.
• Assemble the sandwiches: Fill two of the cucumbers with the tuna salad and top each with 1/4 cup of sprouts. Sandwich with the remaining cucumbers. Cut each sandwich in half and wrap in wax paper (this will help catch all the juices).

GRILLED TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES WITH LEMON-HABANERO MAYO

Steps:

• Heat grill to high.
• Place lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil (you can do this on the grill if you like). Cook until juice has reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Place lemon syrup, habanero, lemon zest, and mayo in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add onions, celery, and parsley to mayo mixture, stir to combine and set aside.
• Brush tuna steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Grill for 3 min per side or slightly charred and cooked to medium doneness. Remove from grill and let rest for 5 minute before cutting.
• Cut tuna into small dice or flake with a fork. Add the tuna to the may mixture and gently mix until combined.
• Divide the tuna salad among 4 slices of bread. Top with a few sprigs of watercress and the remaining bread slices.

GRILLED TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES WITH LEMON-HABANERO MAYONNAISE AND WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Place lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to boil on the grates of the grill. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove from the grill and let cool slightly. Leave grill on high heat.
• Place lemon syrup, habanero, lemon zest, and mayonnaise in a blender and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a large bowl. Add the onions, celery, and parsley and set aside.
• Brush tuna with oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Grill for 3 minutes per side or until slightly charred and cooked to medium doneness. Remove from the grill and let rest 5 minutes before cutting into small dice or flaking with a fork. Add the flaked tuna to the mayonnaise mixture and gently mix until combined. Divide the tuna salad among 4 slices of bread. Top the salad with a few sprigs of watercress and top with the remaining bread.

HABANERO SALSA

Steps:

• Soak the habanero and amarillo chiles in hot water for approximately 10 minutes. Remove the chiles from the water and scrape and deseed them. Place the chiles into a food processor and add enough of the soaking liquid to cover a quarter of the way. Puree into a fine paste. Place the puree into a bowl and add in the chopped scallions, fruit juices, lime zest, and chopped cilantro. Mix well, season with salt and pepper, and serve warm.

HABANERO CHICKEN/TUNA SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Open can of tuna and drain water.
• Cut green peppers and chicken.
• Mix tuna and mayonnaise in a bowl with the paprika (if you added the cinnamon and Dijon, add those in this step).
• Finally, add the 1/2 of a TSP of habanero sauce.
• and mix until all of the chicken is covered with the tuna and the a pale pink red or (in HTML notation: fb9a8c). Put in bread and enjoy!

HABANERO SALSA

Steps:

• NOTE: Remove seeds from peppers and the sauce will be a little hot. Leave seed and it should be pretty firey.
• Finely chop and combine all fresh ingredients except garlic. Press garlic into mixture. Add salt, pepper, oregano and tomato sauce. Mix well. This can be pulsed in the food processor if you want a smoother texture.

HABANERO-CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F), topping with cheese and adding rolls, cut sides down, to grill for the last min.
• Cover bottom halves of rolls with lettuce; top with pico de gallo, chicken and avocados. Cover with tops of rolls.