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Tunacado Sandwich

The crispy bread is what makes this tuna salad, avocado and pesto sandwich unique. Use what ever bread you have in your pantry but toast it crispy! Crisp the toast on a pan, in a panini maker or even in the toaster: extra crispy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 1001kcal

Ingredients

For the Tuna Salad

  • 10 ounces (285 g) tuna drained (2 cans)
  • 1/4 cup (56 g) mayonnaise , or more depending on how creamy you want it to be
  • 1 stalk celery , diced or minced
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) sweet relish or diced dill pickles
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) minced red onion
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) minced parsley
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) mustard
  • salt , to taste
  • fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) dried dill , or 1 teaspoon (5ml minced fresh dill) - (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) hot sauce or Sriracha sauce - optional
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste - (optional)

For the Tunacado Sandwich

  • 8 slices sourdough bread or healthy bread
  • 4 Tablespoons (56 g) olive oil or butter
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) pesto
  • 1 large avocado , sliced
  • 1 large tomato sliced
  • 4 slices cheddar cheese optional

Instructions 

For the Tuna Salad

  • Add drained tuna to bowl and gently break up large chunks if your tuna is nice and flakey.
    draining tuna for tuna salad
  • Add 1/4 cup mayonnaise, diced celery, 2 Tablespoon relish or pickles, 2 Tablespoons red onion, 1 Tablespoon parsley, 2 teaspoons mustard, salt to taste, black pepper to taste, optional 1 teaspoon fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill, optional 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, and optional lemon juice to taste.
    adding all tuna salad ingredients in bowl
  • Gently stir everything together and set aside.
    mixing the tuna salad in a bowl

For the Tunacado Sandwich

  • Butter or brush olive oil on both sides of bread.
    spreading butter on bread
  • Toast or crisp the bread on a warm skillet or panini press. Make sure the bread is nice is crispy because that's what makes the sandwich so great.
    Toasting bread on panini grill
  • Spread pesto over the crispy bread, top with tomato, tuna salad and avocado. If you want cheese, add it now.
    Adding ingredients to sandwich
  • Top with another slice of the crispy bread and enjoy.
    Sliced tunacado sandwich
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Sandwiches, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 1001kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1672mg | Potassium: 713mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1542IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 268mg | Iron: 7mg