Tunacado Sandwich

This Tunacadao sandwich is my tackle a viral recipe impressed by the spicy tuna sandwich from Joe & The Juice cafe. Creamy tuna filling, spicy pesto, thinly sliced avocado and tomato are completely sandwiched between skinny crispy bread slices, making a juxtaposition of textures and flavours. 

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What’s a tunacado sandwich?

Tunacado is a enjoyable phrase play on tuna avocado sandwich, which originated someplace on TikTok or Instagram, nonetheless, the recipe inspiration comes from the spicy tuna sandwich made at Joe & the Juice cafe. It’s one in all their hottest objects on the menu and I attempted it a few instances whereas dwelling in London, approach earlier than it took over the Web.

I’ve lately seen this tuna sandwich pop up in my social feed so I made a decision to make it at dwelling.

🥪 Should you love sandwich, strive my avocado turkey sandwich, crispy fish burger sandwich or the vegetarian lemongrass eggplant banh mi.

Tunacado Sandwich Elements

Let me break down the tunacado sandwich for you. Discover full measurements within the recipe card under.

• Crispy bread – Joe & the Juice makes use of tremendous skinny, tremendous crispy brown bread, that feels virtually like a cracker; I consider it’s baked by them or for them particularly so not one thing you will discover at a grocery store BUT I like to recommend utilizing one thing like sliced focaccia or sourdough, sliced and flattened so the items are fairly skinny, then toasted or pan-fried till actually crispy.
• Tuna – the unique sandwich has a whipped mousse-like tuna filling; it’s tremendous tasty and I can consider tonnato (of Vitello tonnato) because the inspiration behind this a part of the sandwich. It’s canned tuna blended with crimson onions, anchovies, dill, lemon, capers, mustard and mayo. It’s fluffy and lovely and I can eat with a spoon!
• Spicy pesto – whereas you need to use common pesto, my tunacado model encompasses a spicy aioli model made with extra mayo and Sriracha sauce. It’s fab, strive it!
• Avocado and tomato – skinny slices of avocado add further creaminess and nutiness, whereas the tomato freshens up the entire combo.
• I feel the unique sandwich additionally featured jalapeños however I skipped these as I discover that spicy pesto provides sufficient warmth for my tastebuds. Be happy so as to add a number of sliced chili peppers if you happen to like.

I like tuna sandwiches and this one is fairly excessive up on the checklist of the tastiest I’ve made.

How To Make Tunacado Sandwich

• Place the tuna filling substances (apart from the chopped onions) in a meals processor or a high-speed blender. Blitz it a number of instances, till the substances are processed right into a smooth-ish puree consistency. It doesn’t need to be utterly blended like a paste; in reality, I prefer it to have a bit coarse texture. Switch to a bowl, combine within the onions and put aside.

• In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, pesto and Sriracha sauce till {smooth}. Put aside.
• Utilizing a skillet or frying pan, toast the bread or focaccia slices till crispy. Use a spatula to press down the bread so it’s flattened to get it as toasty as attainable. Professional tip: the crispier the bread, the higher it would maintain in opposition to the creamy tuna. If the bread isn’t toasted, it would get moist and soggy.
• Slice tomatoes and avocado thinly. Now we’re able to assemble.

• Unfold a bit pesto on both sides of the bread. Comply with with a few tablespoons of creamy tuna combination. Don’t add an excessive amount of tuna or it would squeeze out from the edges and the entire sandwich will flip into a large number. Comply with with tomato and avocado slices, sprinkle with a bit sea salt and pepper and also you’re able to eat.

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Can I make this sandwich forward of time?

I feel that is the type of sandwich that’s finest made simply earlier than serving. You can also make all the components forward of time. For instance, if you wish to take this to the workplace, I’d merely retailer the substances in a single container and convey the bread individually, then assemble it while you’re able to eat.

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