The Simplest Tuna Spread

Another quick, short recipe today. Lately, I’ve been popping into a nearby fast-food place quite often. Unfortunately. Though I’m trying to go less now. The place is called Subway, it’s American and it sells huge sandwiches.

You probably know it 🙂 But this isn’t about that; it’s about tuna spread. About a week ago, I had a tuna sandwich there for the first time — before that, I’d hardly ever eaten there. And since it was a tuna sandwich, I thought it would contain tuna. By the way, there’s another fast-food place near me called North Fish, where a tuna roll actually does contain tuna.

Anyway, at Subway it’s tuna too, but in a spread. So not quite tuna as such, but tuna spread. Which makes me wonder why they call it a “tuna sandwich” rather than a tuna spread sandwich. God knows. The American one, at that.

That doesn’t change the fact that the spread is quite good. Especially in a fully assembled sandwich. You know: plenty of vegetables, cheese, pickled jalapeños. So I wondered how to make that sort of spread. And once I start wondering about something… yes, it’s time to turn words into action. So here’s a tuna spread, the simplest one you could make. Probably not identical to Subway’s, but almost the same in flavour, if not better.

And now that I’ve made it, I recommend it 🙂

At a glance:

Preparation time: 3 minutes

Serves: one portion (but the recipe scales up easily, so it can serve more 🙂

How many calories: children and fish don’t count calories

Ingredients for the simplest Subway-style tuna spread:

• 1 tin of tuna in oil (80 grams, so a tiny one: a portion for one person)
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise (whichever you like; I have no particular preference. I chose Winiary Dekoracyjny mayonnaise, but of course you can make your own)
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

How to make tuna spread:

I transferred the tuna from the tin to a small bowl, leaving some of the oil in the tin. I threw the tin away 🙂

I added 2 teaspoons of mayonnaise, a little salt and a fairly generous sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper to the bowl. I mixed everything thoroughly with a fork. The tuna spread is ready 🙂

I used it to make an excellent sandwich, although quite different from the one at Subway. Mine had a fresh baguette, a pink tomato, my tuna spread and… fresh parsley. A very classic combination 🙂 Enjoy!