Baked Corn and Tuna Sandwiches

Baked Corn and Tuna Sandwiches

Soft, savory sandwich bases made from corn, egg, and kaşar cheese, filled with lemony tuna and labneh, avocado, lettuce, onion, and roasted red pepper.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven

  2. Step 2

    Put the well-drained corn and egg in a food processor. Pulse until the kernels are finely broken down and the mixture resembles a thick batter.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Egg, 300.0 gr Sweet Corn

    Cookware: food processor

  3. Step 3

    Transfer the corn mixture to a mixing bowl and stir in the grated kaşar cheese, salt, and black pepper until evenly distributed.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Black Pepper, 40.0 gr Kaşar Cheese, 2.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: mixing bowl, spatula

  4. Step 4

    Divide the mixture into two equal portions on the prepared baking sheet. Spread each into a thin rectangle about 18 by 12 cm, keeping the thickness even.

    Cookware: baking sheet, spatula

  5. Step 5

    Bake at 180°C until the bases are set, lightly browned around the edges, and dry on top.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven

  6. Step 6

    Mix the drained tuna, labneh, and lemon juice in a clean bowl, breaking the tuna into small flakes.

    Ingredients used: 30.0 gr Labneh, 5.0 ml Lemon Juice, 100.0 gr Tuna

    Cookware: mixing bowl, spatula

  7. Step 7

    Slice the avocado and onion, shred the lettuce, and drain and cut the roasted kapia pepper into strips.

    Ingredients used: 50.0 gr Avocado, 50.0 gr Bell Pepper, 30.0 gr Lettuce, 25.0 gr Onion

    Cookware: cutting board, knife

  8. Step 8

    Let the baked corn bases cool on the baking sheet until firm enough to lift cleanly from the parchment.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, spatula

  9. Step 9

    Spread the tuna mixture over one half of each corn base. Add the prepared vegetables, fold the uncovered halves over the fillings, and serve.

    Cookware: spatula

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: moderate

Bake the corn bases until fully set with no wet egg mixture remaining. Serve promptly, or refrigerate the cooled bases and filling separately within 2 hours and use within 2 days.

Risk factors

  • raw egg in the unbaked corn mixture
  • perishable tuna, labneh, egg, and cheese
  • cooked bases and filling left at room temperature