Niçoise Salad Sandwich

For a twist on the classic tuna salad sandwich, try this fresh, French-inspired lunch.

Niçoise Salad Sandwiches
Photo: Scott Little
Start To Finish Time:
20 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 12 thin slices whole wheat bread, toasted (optional)*

  • 4 leaves butterhead (Boston or Bibb) lettuce

  • ½ cup very thin fresh green beans, trimmed

  • 2 4.5 ounce pouches lemon-pepper marinated chunk light tuna*

  • 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced

  • ½ of a medium red onion, thinly sliced

  • 8 Niçoise or Kalamata olives

  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced (optional)

  • 1 recipe Fresh Parsley Gremolata Vinaigrette

Fresh Parsley Gremolata Vinaigrette

  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar

  • ¼ cup olive oil

  • 2 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper

Directions

  1. Arrange eight slices of the bread on a work surface. Top four of the slices with lettuce leaves; arrange the green beans on top of the lettuce, and top with tuna. Top four slices with the tomato, red onion, 2 olives, and, if desired, egg slices. Drizzle the eight topped bread slices with Fresh Parsley Gremolata Vinaigrette.

  2. Place the tomato-topped bread slices on top of the lettuce-topped bread slices to make four stacks. Top each stack with one of the remaining four bread slices.

  3. Cut each sandwich stack in half. Secure through the sandwich half with a long toothpick or 4-inch skewer.

Fresh Parsley Gremolata Vinaigrette

  1. In a screw-top jar combine vinegar, oil, parsley, garlic, lemon peel, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well.

*Tip:

If you can't find marinated tuna, use your favorite tuna; drain the tuna and squeeze a lemon wedge over it.Instead of bread slices, you can also use plain or whole wheat pita rounds. Arrange the lettuce, green beans, tuna, tomato, red onion, and hard-cooked eggs on top of each pita, then drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

367 Calories
18g Fat
26g Carbs
25g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 367
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g 23%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 28mg 9%
Sodium 652mg 28%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 9%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 25g 50%
Vitamin C 10.6mg 12%
Calcium 90.9mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%
Potassium 171mg 4%
Folate, total 20.2mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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