When the food budget gets tight, it’s tuna recipes to the rescue
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Let’s start with some gourmet tuna recipes for sandwiches. For a quick family-sized lunch or dinner dish, start with a loaf of fresh French bread, sliced lengthwise. Brush with melted butter, or olive oil and minced garlic. Finely dice one large tomato and one small red onion, then distribute the mixture over the bottom half of the bread. Broil lightly, then set aside while you prepare the tuna. Flake the tuna into a medium bowl. Snip fresh parsley leaves and add. Add one can of drained, sliced black olives to the bowl. Add just enough mayonnaise to moisten the mixture. Cut the bread into sandwich sized portions, pile the tuna on the bottom half, topped with shaved Parmesan. Broil the bottom half just until the cheese melts. Pull them out of the broiler, top with the upper halves of the bread and serve.