Tuna sandwich with avocado and pesto
Crisp, toasted sandwiches with tuna salad, avocado and homemade pesto.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
Tuna salad
- 2 tins tuna
- 50 ml mayonnaise
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 pickled gherkin, finely chopped
- 1/2 bunch chives, finely chopped - about 3 tbsp
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
For the sandwiches
- 4 slices sourdough sandwich loaf or similar
- 1 avocado
- 2 handfuls salad leaves
- 100 ml good green pesto, - I prefer rocket/basil
Instructions
Tuna salad
- Drain the tuna well and put it in a bowl with the rest of the tuna salad ingredients.
- Mix everything together thoroughly and season the tuna salad to taste with salt and pepper. Keep it chilled until you are ready to serve.
Tuna sandwiches
- Toast the slices of bread in a toaster or in a sandwich press/panini grill.
- Cut the avocado in 2, remove the stone and peel, then cut it into thin slices.
- Spread the toasted bread with pesto and top with crisp salad leaves, avocado and tuna salad.