Salade Nicoise En Baguette Pain Bagnat Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the rolls in half, sandwich fashion. Pull out a small amount of the soft inner portion. Crumble and set aside.
• Brush each of the eight cut portions with a half teaspoon of vinegar and with a half teaspoon of oil.
• Put the reserved crumbled bread pieces into a bowl and add the tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, radishes, onion, green and black olives, capers, garlic, tuna, basil, remaining four teaspoons of vinegar, remaining 10 tablespoons of olive oil, salt, pepper and the hard-cooked eggs. Toss gently to blend thoroughly.
• Heap one-fourth of the salad onto four sandwich roll halves. Top each with a second half and press. Wrap each sandwich tightly in clear plastic wrap and leave at room temperature until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Combine the red and white onion with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and several grinds of black pepper in a bowl.
• Using your hands, mix and squeeze everything together for 5 minutes. (Don't rush through this part; the onions need time to release their juices and mellow.)
• Work in can of tuna in olive oil, including the oil. Season with fresh lemon juice, red-wine vinegar, and salt, then add pepper to taste.
• Cut kaiser rolls in half crosswise and spread each bottom half with lettuce leaves. Use a couple of varieties-whatever looks good-for the difference in texture.
• On top of each lettuce layer, arrange 4 tomato slices (skip this step if you don't have good-really good-tomatoes on hand). Then add about half the tuna mixture and 3 to 4 slices of hard-boiled egg.
• Crisscross each sandwich with 2 drained anchovy fillets and strew with Niçoise olives (pit them if desired), chopped scallion greens, and sliced radishes. Then drizzle generously with more olive oil and top with the remaining kaiser halves, pressing gently but firmly.

Steps:

• Sandwiches: Cut the baguette (or rolls) in half lengthwise. Scoop out a little bit of the bread from the center of the baguette and set aside. Take half of the garlic clove and rub the inside of the bread.
• In a small bowl, mix together the red wine vinegar and plain yogurt, drizzling a small amount onto the baguette.
• Salad: Toss the bread crumbs together with the vegetables, eggs, tuna and anchovies if using.
• Salad Dressing: Mix together well the vinegar, Dijon mustard, other half of garlic clove-finely minced, salt and cracked pepper to taste; add herbs. Whisk in the olive oil and yogurt.
• Toss the salad dressing gently with the salad mixture. Mound the salad evenly onto the top of one baguette slice then add the other slice. Cut each baguette into 3 equal slices.
• Press down on the sandwich together well without smashing and wrap tightly with foil.
• Refrigerate baguette 1 hour. Consume within 2 hours or the sandwiches will turn soggy.