Ingredients:
Dressing
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil
4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 cup olive oil
6 round crusty sandwich rolls, or 1 large baguette
cut into 6 pieces
2 cans 7 oz (210 g) oil-packed tuna, drained
and flaked
1 cup peeled, seeded, and diced vine ripe
tomatoes
1 cup pitted and chopped Nicoise, or Italian
olives
4 teaspoons capers, drained
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1 medium size fresh red pepper cut julienne
1 medium fresh green pepper cut julienne
1 cup peeled, seeded, and finely chopped cucumber
3/4 cup minced red onion
3 large hard cooked eggs, chopped |
Preparation:
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In a food processor or blender, puree the parsley, basil, anchovies,
and vinegar. Add the oil in a thin stream and blend until the dressing
is thick.
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Cut the rolls or baguette in half and scoop out the insides, leaving
l/2-inch thick shell.
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Crumble the removed bread and, in a bowl, combine it with the tuna,
tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic, peppers, cucumber, onion. and eggs.
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Bind the tuna mixture with 1/4 cup of the dressing. Spread the remaining
dressing generously on the rolls.
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Heap the tuna salad on the roll bottoms. Cover with the tops and press
firmly.
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Wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature
for at least 1/2 hour so that the bread can absorb all of the juices.
Makes 6 servings
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