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Grilled Tuna Panini Recipe

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With the first bite of this unique tuna sandwich, you will agree that it is one of the best sandwich recipes you’ve ever tasted, with its radish and pickle mayonnaise; cucumber, carrot, parsley, and onion medley; and layers of Swiss cheese, housed between panini slices and served warm from the grill.

Grilled Tuna Panini Recipe (+)

Directions

Empty tuna into small bowl. Mix together with mayonnaise, radishes, and pickles. Set aside.
In other small bowl, mix together chopped cucumber, carrots, parsley, onion, and lemon pepper. Set aside.
Butter outside of bread, both top and bottom halves.
On bottom half of bread, place 1/2 the slices of Swiss cheese, then tuna mixture, then cucumber mixture, then rest of the Swiss cheese.
Put top half on sandwich. Wrap in large sheet of aluminum foil, sealing.
Place directly on preheated grill over medium heat.
Set a brick or heavy heatproof object on top of sandwich while cooking.
Turn sandwich over after 5-7 minutes and place brick on top again, grill another 5 minutes or until nicely browned and cheese is melted.
Serve warm.

Container: aluminum foil, 2 small mixing bowls, grill

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

-		3 radishes - chopped
-		1/4 cup pickles - chopped (sweet or zesty bread & butter)
-		1/4 cup mayonnaise - fat free
-		can 6 ounces tuna - packed in water, drained
-		1/2 cup cucumber - unpeeled, seeded, chopped
-		1/2 cup carrot - shredded
-		1 tablespoon fresh parsley - chopped
-		1 tablespoon onion - chopped
-		1 teaspoon lemon pepper
-		1 loaf Ciabatta bread - cut in half horizontally
-		8 ounces Swiss cheese - sliced

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