Recipe
Pan Bagnat
adapted from Melissa Clark “New York Times” and “Food 52”
Ingredients
10 inch ciabatta, sliced in half lengthwise
16 large basil leaves
2 small garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling on bread
2- 5oz cans of tuna in olive oil, drained
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
3/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped
1 large tomato, sliced
Procedure
1. Slice the ciabatta bread lengthwise in halve. Remove some of the bread from the bottom half to make a small indentation. Brush both inside halves with extra virgin olive oil. Line the bottom half with the basil leaves.
2. Make the vinaigrette in a small jar by combining garlic, red wine vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Shake well and then add 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Shake.
3. In a medium bowl add tuna, breaking it up with a fork, then add red onion, olives, red pepper and parsley. Gently mix to combine. Give the vinaigrette another good shake and pour it over the tuna mixture and combine. Taste for salt and pepper.
4. Spoon the tuna mixture on top of the basil leaves on the ciabatta bread. Line the tomato slices on top of the tuna mixture. Cover the bottom half with the top of the ciabatta bread.
5. Wrap the entire bread tightly with plastic wrap and press down with a cast iron pan or other heavy object. Wrap the bread again in foil and refrigerate topped with a heavy weight over night or at least for 2 hours.
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