Niçoise Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
• 8 slices plum tomato (about 2 tomatoes)
• 4 green leaf lettuce leaves, chopped
• 1 (6-ounce) can albacore tuna in water, drained
• 1 hard-cooked large egg, sliced
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (8-ounce) honey-wheat baguette

Preparation

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Combine vinegar and next 3 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Add vinegar mixture to tuna mixture, tossing to coat.
2. . Cut a "V"-shaped pocket in top of baguette; remove cut portion, and hollow out inside of bread, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Reserve cut portion and torn bread for another use.
3. . Spoon tuna mixture into hollowed-out baguette, mounding slightly. Cut filled baguette crosswise into 4 equal portions.