lunch · dairy-free
Tuna sandwich with cucumber and quick-pickled onion
Flaked tuna in Dijon mayonnaise layered with cucumber and quick-pickled red onion on toasted sourdough. Creamy, crunchy and tangy, in 20 minutes.
- Time
- 20min
- Steps
- 4
Ingredients
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Contains egg, wheat and fish.
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Method
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1
Slice the red onion thin. Stir the cider vinegar, sugar and salt into 2 tablespoons of water, toss with the onion and leave 10 minutes.
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2
Drain the tuna and flake it. Mix in the mayonnaise and Dijon, loosening with a teaspoon of the onion brine if needed.
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3
Toast the sourdough and cut the cucumber into thin rounds. Pat the cucumber and the drained onion dry with a clean towel.
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4
Spread the tuna on two slices of toast, top with cucumber and onion and cover with the other slices.
