Tuna flakes Toast

I am a Tuna lover from the time I started eating fish, and it is not too late. My mom says I used to pick fish and eat at my 8 months of age. So early right, yeah I am from a fish eating family. Also being a Malayali, it is our staple food.

My memories about Tuna growing up is the biscuit sized pieces my mom used to fry and give and the cubes of tuna in hot spicy sour coconut gravy, oh no I am drooling thinking about it now.

Knowledge about Canned Tuna is that I lately developed by watching international cuisines. At first I was not able to accept Tuna in that form, because it is no more Mommy's cubed tuna. Finally I thought I will give it a try, and first time I tried it on my business trip to US, where I made a Tuna salad, and I fell in love with it. Realized Tuna is in all ways awesome :)

This time I thought what about using it in a sandwich. I cannot call this Tuna sandwich, but a toast loaded with sauteed Tuna, with green peas and tomatoes, lettuce to hold them and some tomato rings. Isn't it sounding yummy. You should try and see, I bet you wont regret. Binder is my home made hummus and a bit of cheese for that cheesy spoil.

Ingredients

Tuna flakes - 1/2 of a can

Multigrain bread - 2 loafs ( I used artisan bread from big basket)

Lettuce leafs - 2

Tomato - 2 (1 for rings and one to add with Tuna)

Hummus - 1 tbsp

Cheese sliced- 1 cube

Salt per taste

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Method:

In a pan, put the tuna flakes, green peas and tomatoes and saute for 2 mins or so. Add salt and pepper to it and mix well. Take it off from heat.

Allow it to cool and then add hummus and mix which helps to bind it together.

Pan toast the breads both sides (as crispier as you need). Place the lettuce leaf on each loaf. Scoop the Tuna mix on top of it and spread evenly. Now top with sliced tomatoes and sliced cheese.

You can see oil is no where used. Make sure you use a non stick pan to avoid oil.

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