Tuna mix included green olives, onion, pepperoncini, jalapeno, mayo, mustard. The bread is pumpernickel rye that I crusted with cotija cheese. For the cheese I went with smoked cheddar.
Was it tasty? Yes. The extra crunch from the cheese crust was amazing. I gotta use up this cotija before it goes bad and it is a perfect parmesan substitute for lots of things.
Cost was about $5.25 per person.
Oof, I’ve never put nearly that much flavorful stuff into tuna for a sandwich, this sounds amazing. What have I been doing?!
Go whole hog with Mathew McConaughey recipe:
Ingredients
10 ounces canned high-quality tuna packed in oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup mayonnaise, plus more as desired
2 teaspoons wasabi paste
1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
1/4 dill pickle gherkins, finely diced
1/3 cup crispy jalapeno chips
1/4 cup chopped apple
1/2 tablespoon agave syrup
1/2 cup fresh corn kernels
1/4 cup frozen peas
Directions
Step 1: Make the dressing
In a small mixing bowl, combine the white wine vinegar, lemon juice, mayonnaise and wasabi paste.
Step 2: Mix with tuna
Next, combine the canned tuna and dressing in a medium bowl and stir until evenly mixed.
Step 3: Toss in everything but the kitchen sink
That is a LOT of stuff hahaha I wanna try it!
Ha, you and me both. I got the ingredients together a while back and then entirely spaced on it. Time to restock the perishables and give it a go.
Not adding flavor?
Disappointing you, myself, and so, so many taste buds
We all learn things for the first time. Today I figured out that a cheese crusted sandwich is not just possible but adds that extra crunch that makes it awesome.
That does make it tasty, I can stand to do a bit more of that too. Here’s my decadent unconventional (but extremely easy) sandwich topper - crunch-less, sadly, but could probably be improved with some cheese crustin.
I like to melt some butter with red miso, about 50/50 or so? You’ll know the consistency after messing around a bit. Red miso is super dense flavor wise of course and also doesn’t mix easily, so yeah. Today I put it thinly on half a bagel, cream cheese on the other half, toasted, random stuff in between. You can add brown sugar to make it sweeter, or any kind of spice, also both lol.
I love pickles in tuna salad. I need to try pickled hot peppers! Sounds so good.
Give apples a shot. Honey crisps are amazing in tuna.
The olives and the pepperoncini were and olives were pickled but the jalapeno was fresh. I wanted that crispness in it.
Thank you. For the rest of time I will be referring to squash as squish.
It’s the default in this house.
It’s cute!
