The Best Tuna Sandwich You Will Ever Taste

This is by far the tastiest Tuna sandwich you could ever possibly sink your teeth into. The combination of garlic and olive mixed with artichokes, tuna, and a kick of lemon really make for an explosion of flavors that pair very nicely together in your mouth. Introduced to me by the boy next door, (ay Ray Ray!) I went a whole summer without it until Sarah came back to NYC for a week and made it for dinner! 

The picture above (provided by Food Network) doesn't quite do the panini justice. The olive puree is much darker. Plus, you can't taste or smell that picture, either!

Below is the secret recipe. Feel free to check out more multimedia (such as Giada showing you how to make this sandwich in a video) here: 

Ingredients

nocoupons

• 3/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 (6-ounce) cans tuna in olive oil, drained
• 1 (12-ounce) jar marinated artichokes, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (16-ounce) ciabatta bread, halved horizontally
• 1 tomato, diced

Directions

Puree the olives, oil, garlic, and zest in a food processor until smooth and spreadable. Blend in the mayonnaise. Toss the tuna, artichokes, lemon juice, and pepper in a medium bowl, keeping the tuna in small chunks. 

Hollow out the bottom and top halves of the bread. [Personally, this isn't really necessary.] Spread the olive puree over both cut sides of the bread. Spoon the tuna and artichoke mixture onto the bottom half of the bread. Sprinkle the tomatoes over. Cover with the bread top. Cut the sandwich crosswise into 6 pieces and serve. 

Toast it up in the oven on 350 for 5 minutes or less, and you've got a done deal. This sandwich is HUGE and can basically make for three meals. Guess what I'm bringing for lunch tomorrow? ;)