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Good Monday morning! Hope everyone had a nice weekend.
We sure had a fun filled weekend. We got to spend some time with my in-laws on a whale watching excursion Saturday at Balboa Island. I posted some pictures below of our day. It was awesome. Even though we didn’t see any whales, we got to see lots of dolphins and sea lions. They were so cute, the boys went nuts for it. My husband on the other hand was falling asleep, what a geek. Anyway, I totally recommend it for anyone coming to Newport Beach, it makes for a great afternoon.
Here’s a great sandwich I made last week for lunch that tastes like it’s right out of a restaurant. Crispy, buttery garlic toasted ciabatta bread smothered with swiss cheese, tasty tuna fish and fresh spinach leaves. So simple and oh so good! Give it a try for lunch this week, you’ll love it!
1 loaf Ciabatta, sliced in half longwise (I picked mine up at Trader Joes, it’s wonderful!)
4 Tablespoons soft butter
1 teaspoon Lawry’s Garlic Seasoning
2 Slices swiss cheese
2 Cans Albacore tuna, drained
1 Cup mayonnaise (or however much you prefer)
1 Tablespoon mustard
2 Tablespoons dill pickle juice
1/4 cup chopped up dill pickles
Pinch of kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
2 Cups baby spinach leaves, fresh
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place ciabatta slices onto a baking sheet, cut side up. Butter both sides with butter then sprinkle with garlic salt. Top each slice of bread with swiss cheese then bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is crusted. Remove from oven.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, pickles, salt and pepper. Top tuna onto bottom slice of bread, top with spinach leaves then top with other piece of ciabatta. Slice and eat!!
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Finished photos updated Jan 15, 2013 by Jenny Flake
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Sandwich looks awesome. Bet the boys had a great time. Great pictures.
Ramona
The sandwich looks really tasty…I love tuna!
Your beach photos are great- this is as close as I'll be able to get to the water this year!
That tuna Sandwich looks sooo yummy- I LOVE TUNA MELTS-
I just printed out this recipe
thxs-Kel
http://www.KellyAnnStudio.com
Yummy! Cute family pics.
Yum! That sounds so good. I haven't had lunch yet today, I wonder if we have any tuna.. I might have to recreate it.
The sandwiches look delicious and I love the photos of your beautiful family!
That looks like a great sandwich and an even better day out!
I love tuna melts but on garlic ciabatta makes it even better and way more flavorful…yum!
ohh yum..I could eat my screen!!!
Thanks for sharing your pictures
Beautiful picture of the family. Balboa Island sounds like a great place.
YAY…you had fun at the beach!! Gorgeous pics & a great ciabatta. YUM!!
This looks awesome! Would be perfect for my lunch today!
I love tuna but the rest of my family starts gagging when they smell it! It drives me crazy! They don't know what they are missing.
Wow – fantastic sandwich!! And great family pics!
It looks like you had lots of fun during your trip! That sandwich looks so scrumptious!
Cheers,
Rosa
I love the Swiss cheese/tuna combo. Looks delicious. We were in Chatham, MA last week and saw a bunch of harbor seals right off the main pier. They went nuts when a fishing boat came in and started tossing them a fishy lunch!
I'm soooo hungry now!
Delicious. I am a huge fan of a tuna melt and you've just topped it all off. Thanks for this and hope you guys had tons of fun at the sea!
Hi Jenny, wanted to tell you I've awarded you with the Kreativ blogger award! Stop by and pick it up!
http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/2009/07/kreativ-blogger-award.html
I love tuna melts. I might have to give this a try!
waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh….I miss you all SOOOOOOOO much!!!!! Love the whale watching photos!
Yum! I would love this sandwich! Great looking family!
Tuna melts are my FAVORITE! What a great variation!
Tuna melts are always so delicious. Thanks for sharing your take on the tuna melt and telling us about your fun at the sea!
Thanks for the suggestion! I made this for my family this afternoon after a day out at the park and they loved it.
Thanks again!
The word “melt” did it for me
You have a beautiful family and you’re gorgeous!
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great writing, have a nice evening!