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Open-Faced BBQ Hummus Tuna Sandwich
An open-faced tuna sandwich makes a good lunch when you want something quick to settle down with. Hummus gives the tuna a creamy coating, with barbecue sauce adding a sweet, tangy edge. Put avocado over the top and enjoy the crunch of toast underneath.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Original yield
- Serves 1
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Primary protein
- Fish
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Sandwiches
A few quick notes
1. Mix the filling in one bowl
Combine tuna, onion, hummus, barbecue sauce and pepper before dividing the mixture between the slices of toast.
2. Toast before topping
Have both slices toasted before adding the mixed tuna, so the filling rests on a crisp bread base.
3. Keep some onion for the top
Use the first onion portion in the filling and save the extra diced pieces for finishing over the avocado.
Get to know the ingredients
Garlic hummus
The garlic hummus mixes directly with tuna, onion and barbecue sauce, providing the creamy part of the sandwich filling.
Sliced avocado
Slice the avocado before assembling and lay it over the tuna mixture once both bread slices are topped.
Whole grain bread
Use the two whole grain slices toasted, keeping the sandwiches open-faced with their filling and avocado visible on top.
Let’s make it
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How to make it
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The last little job
Avocado and onion last
Top the filled toast with avocado slices and a few diced onion pieces, then serve the open-faced sandwiches.
A little more help as you go
Pepper belongs in the filling
Mix ground pepper with the tuna and sauces so it is distributed before the filling goes onto the toast.
A side is already suggested
Fresh fruit or vegetables are the included serving suggestion if you want something alongside the finished toast.
A few questions you might have
Does this filling use mayonnaise?
The listed creamy ingredient is garlic hummus, mixed with tuna, barbecue sauce, red onion and ground pepper.
Is the avocado mashed into the tuna?
It stays sliced and goes over the filled toast, finished with a few additional diced onion pieces.
Do I bake the assembled sandwich?
The bread is toasted before assembly; the tuna filling and avocado are added afterward, with no further baking stage.
Does the red onion get cooked?
The diced onion is mixed directly into the tuna filling, with extra raw pieces scattered over the finished toast.
What kind of tuna does the recipe start with?
A five-ounce can of tuna is the starting ingredient, mixed in the small bowl with hummus, sauce, onion and pepper.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: eatingbirdfood.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.