Grilled Tuna Salad Sandwiches With Lemon Habanero Mayonnaise And Watercress Food

GRILLED TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES WITH LEMON-HABANERO MAYO

Steps:

• Heat grill to high.
• Place lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil (you can do this on the grill if you like). Cook until juice has reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Place lemon syrup, habanero, lemon zest, and mayo in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add onions, celery, and parsley to mayo mixture, stir to combine and set aside.
• Brush tuna steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Grill for 3 min per side or slightly charred and cooked to medium doneness. Remove from grill and let rest for 5 minute before cutting.
• Cut tuna into small dice or flake with a fork. Add the tuna to the may mixture and gently mix until combined.
• Divide the tuna salad among 4 slices of bread. Top with a few sprigs of watercress and the remaining bread slices.

GRILLED TUSCAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• For the tuna: Remove the tuna from the refrigerator 20 minutes before grilling. Heat a charcoal or gas grill to high for direct grilling. Mix together the fennel, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Brush the tuna with canola oil on both sides and sprinkle with the spice mixture. Grill until charred on both sides and cooked to medium doneness, about 5 minutes per side. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into medium dice.
• For the salad dressing: Whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, rosemary, anchovies and garlic in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Slowly pour in the olive oil while whisking, until it all emulsifies. For a sweeter and thicker texture, whisk in a teaspoon of honey at a time, until desired taste and consistency is reached.
• For the salad: Combine the beans, olives, fennel, onion and tuna in a large bowl. Add the dressing and gently toss to coat. Add the greens, basil and parsley , season with salt and pepper, and toss again.
• For serving: Mound the salad on a platter and sprinkle the remaining lemon juice over the top.

PARISIAN TUNA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place the eggs in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and cool in a bowl of cold water.
• Meanwhile, combine the vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. Put the rolls cut-side up on a work surface and lightly drizzle with a quarter of the dressing. Place the arugula on the roll bottoms. Top with the sliced tomato, onion and artichokes. Season with salt and drizzle with another quarter of the dressing.
• Drain the tuna, but leave lightly coated with oil. Toss the tuna in the remaining dressing, then divide among the sandwiches. Peel and thinly slice the hard-boiled eggs and layer the slices over the tuna. Top with the anchovy fillets, if desired, then the olives and radishes. Cover with the roll tops, pressing gently but firmly. Wrap the sandwiches in plastic wrap and place a skillet on top to weigh them down; set aside for at least 15 minutes so the bread absorbs the flavors.

TUNA EVERYTHING BAGEL

Steps:

• Begin with the tuna salad. Combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Take cut bagels and toast under a hot broiler until golden brown. While still hot smear the bottom with the cream cheese immediately. Top with a scoop of the tuna salad and then layer with red onion, tomato, cucumber and lettuce. Add the top half of the bagel and serve.

WATERCRESS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Repeat process as above, replacing cucumber with watercress.;

HABANERO CHICKEN/TUNA SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Open can of tuna and drain water.
• Cut green peppers and chicken.
• Mix tuna and mayonnaise in a bowl with the paprika (if you added the cinnamon and Dijon, add those in this step).
• Finally, add the 1/2 of a TSP of habanero sauce.
• and mix until all of the chicken is covered with the tuna and the a pale pink red or (in HTML notation: fb9a8c). Put in bread and enjoy!