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A Quick and Cheap Cold Sandwich Recipe.

A Quick and Cheap Cold Sandwich Recipe.

What a hassle to have lunch at noon at your workplace!

With this cold sandwich recipe, you will eat better and spend less.

An ideal homemade recipe for your lunch break. And it's perfect for picnics on sunny days.

This homemade sandwich is quick to make and it's an inexpensive recipe. But above all, you will only put good ingredients in it that will set you up well.

And that's exactly what you need after a good morning's work! Bon appetit!

A Quick and Cheap Cold Sandwich Recipe.

Ingredients

- 1/2 baguette

- 1 egg

- 1 small can of tuna

- 1 small onion or 1 shallot

- 1/2 tomato

- A few sprigs of parsley

- A few leaves of green salad

- One or two slices of tomato

- 2 teaspoons of soy sauce or mayonnaise

- Salt, pepper

How to

1. Heat the egg for about ten minutes to harden.

2. Put the amount of 1/2 can of white tuna in a bowl.

3. Drain and crumble the tuna.

4. Cut into small strips 1/4 onion or 1 shallot. Add the chopped parsley.

5. Mix everything with the soy sauce in the bowl, or with a little mayonnaise according to your preference. But you can also put both!

6. Season with salt and pepper.

7. Open your 1/2 baguette.

8. Place a few leaves of green salad and then a few slices of finely cut tomatoes.

9. Arrange the tuna mixture over the tomatoes.

10. Slice the egg into strips and lay it on the tuna mixture.

Result

There you go, your sandwich is already ready!

Easy to make, quick and super economical! This is a simple and delicious baguette sandwich idea.

And it's a great trick to save money on a daily basis.

Have you seen the price of sandwiches in bakeries, sandwich shops or snack bars? Here you get it for half price. And it's just as good, if not better.

And I'm not talking about industrial sandwiches bought in supermarkets, like Sodebo...

Proteins, fibers, carbohydrates... That's what makes a good meal!

Bonus Tips

- You can customize your sandwich and change the ingredients every day.

For vary the flavors, place a few leaves of fresh spinach in place of your green salad. It's simply delicious.

- You can also replace the tuna with ham or chicken. These two meats are high in protein and low in calories.

- And if you don't always have bread on hand to make a delicious baguette sandwich, consider sandwich bread.

- So that your ingredients stay firmly inside your baguette and do not slip, consider removing part of the crumb.

- Also add spices or aromatic herbs that give a good taste and provide lots of vitamins.

- To make this sandwich, you only need a few minutes. But if you want to save time, cook several hard-boiled eggs at the same time. You will waste less time preparing your sandwich the following days.

The cost

- 1/2 baguette:€0.40

- 1 egg:€0.25

- 1 can of tuna of 125 g:at €9.68 per kilo, i.e. €1.21

- 1 small tomato:around 80 g at €2.50 per kilo, i.e. €0.20

Either a homemade sandwich costing me €2.06!

Your turn...

Have you tried this quick and easy sandwich recipe? Tell us in comments if you liked it. We can't wait to read you!