French
Pan Bagnat (Nice-Style Tuna Sandwich)
Pan Bagnat (Nice-Style Tuna Sandwich) is French home cooking, eaten at lunch. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1 8-inch round crusty bread roll (or a small baguette)
- 5 oz canned tuna in olive oil, drained
- 1 hard-boiled egg, sliced
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 8 Nicoise olives, pitted
- 2 anchovy fillets
- 4 fresh basil leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
How to cook it
- Slice the bread roll in half and pull out a little of the soft crumb from each side to make room for the filling.
- Drizzle the cut sides generously with the olive oil and red wine vinegar so the bread soaks it up.
- Layer the tomato, onion, egg, tuna, olives, anchovy fillets and basil leaves over the bottom half, then season with the salt and pepper.
- Close the sandwich with the top half and press down firmly.
- Wrap the sandwich tightly and let it sit for at least 10 minutes if you have time, or eat it right away for a genuine quick Nicoise lunch.
Serve it with
A French lunch is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pan Bagnat (Nice-Style Tuna Sandwich), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Pan Bagnat (Nice-Style Tuna Sandwich) carries gluten, eggs, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Baguette Tradition au Beurre (Fresh Tradition Baguette with Butter) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Baguette Tradition au Beurre (Fresh Tradition Baguette with Butter) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Grains, Egg, Meat or fish, and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Pan Bagnat (Nice-Style Tuna Sandwich) takes about 10 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on tuna, egg, tomato, and bread.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from southern France.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.