TUNA NICOISE SANDWICHES

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Reinvent a traditional nicoise salad by tucking it into a sandwich. Here, we've piled tuna, eggs, olives, and onions between slices of crusty ciabatta.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 white onion, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 jars (7 ounces each) best-quality tuna packed in olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, plus lemon wedges, for serving
4 small ciabatta rolls, split horizontally
2 heads Bibb lettuce, leaves separated
1/2 cup nicoise olives, pitted
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Put onions, 1/4 cup oil, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; season with pepper. Toss to combine. Let stand 10 minutes.
  • Add tuna and its oil to onion mixture. Add lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt; season with pepper. Gently toss to combine.
  • Cover bottom halves of rolls with lettuce. Top with olives, eggs, and tuna mixture, dividing evenly. Drizzle each with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Cover with top halves of rolls. Serve with lemon wedges.

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