Recipe
Toasted tuna mayo
- SERVES 3
- DIFFICULTY Easy
- DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS Pescatarian
- PREP TIME 15 minutes
- COOKING TIME 4 minutes
- WINE / SPIRIT PAIRING Woolworths Jordan Unwooded Chardonnay 2016
What you'll need
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| 170 g cans light meat tuna chunks | 2 |
| thick mayonnaise, plus extra for spreading | 3 tbsp |
| lemon juice | 1 tbsp |
| Italian parsley, chopped | 1-2 tbsp |
| onion, finely chopped | 1 tbsp |
| celery, finely chopped | 1 tbsp |
| garlic cloves, crushed (optional) | 2 |
| Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| white or brown farm-style loaf | 6 slices |
| Watercress, for serving | |
| Crisps, for serving |
Instructions
Method
Drain the tuna well, then transfer to a bowl. Separate into large flakes using a fork and mix well with the remaining ingredients except the bread, cress and crisps. Chill until ready to use.
Sandwich 3–4 T of the mixture between 2 slices of bread.
Spread the outside of the sandwich with a thin layer of mayonnaise and slowly brown in a nonstick pan, covering the bread with a square of baking paper, and weighing it down in the pan.
Serve with cress and crisps.
Cook's note: Pan-fry these sandwiches for extra decadence (after spreading them with mayo rather than butter). Or, you could lose the bread and heap the tuna mayo onto hot baked potatoes instead.
Related Species
Skipjack Tuna
Skipjack are generally smaller in size compared to other tuna species and also have shorter lifecycles, meaning they can start reproducing very early, after only one year. This has benefits for sustainability, and makes it one of the most abundant tuna species.
Find out more about Skipjack Tuna
