Ingredients:
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cans Italian tuna packed in olive -- oil
-----vinaigrette dressing-----
olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh oregano leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
-----other ingredients-----
1 red pepper; roasted -- peeled, cored,
-- seeded, and j
1 yellow pepper -- treated same
red
1 pickled jalapeno -- seeded
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 tablespoons olives chopped -- calamata
2 tablespoons capers
12 ounces loaf Italian bread -- halved
1 bunch watercress -- trimmed |
Preparation:
1. Make dressing: Drain oil from tuna into glass measure; add oil to make 1/3 cup. Reserve tuna for sandwich. Place oil in blender with remaining ingredients; blend.
2. In bowl, mix vegetables, olives, and capers. Remove some soft inside from bread; discard (or freeze for stuffing?). Brush inside loaf with some dressing; add remainder to pepper mixture. Mix in tuna gently, leaving chucks.
3. Grill bread, oiled side down, until toasted. Pile tuna mixture onto toasted sides. Top with watercress; close. |