Tuna & Egg Toast – My Quick Comfort Lunch

Posted on by Ilze

There are days when I don’t really plan what I’m going to eat. I just open the fridge and start building something from what’s there.

This tuna & egg open sandwich came exactly like that.

Simple ingredients, nothing fancy—but it turned into a really satisfying lunch. The kind you don’t overthink, just eat and enjoy.

Tuna & Egg Toast

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Even kids can make it!

Ingredients

  • 4 slices toasted bred
  • 1 can tuna (oil, brine, or spring water)
  • 1 tomato
  • Fresh dill
  • Spring onions or leek
  • Mayonnaise
  • 2 eggs (boiled)
  • Salt (optional)

Directions

  1. Chop the tomato, dill, and spring onions.
  2. Mix them with tuna and mayonnaise in a bowl.
  3. Spoon the mixture onto toasted bread.
  4. Top with sliced boiled eggs.
  5. Add a pinch of salt if needed and serve.

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Enjoy,

Ilze

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32 thoughts on “Tuna & Egg Toast – My Quick Comfort Lunch”

  1. You can see we come from neighbouring countries – grainy bread, open sandwich, lots of fish, hardboiled eggs AND fresh dill, of course ! I personally ‘forget’ the mayonnaise unless I make it myself 🙂 !

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    1. Yes, it really feels like we grew up with very similar food 🙂 Dill and open sandwiches just feel like home.

      I understand about mayonnaise… homemade must taste so much better. Do you make it often, or only sometimes?

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        1. That’s such a good way to put it—the same ingredients traveling across borders and becoming part of everyday life 🙂 It really shows how connected our food traditions are.

          Now I’m curious—are there any dishes from your childhood that you still make the same way today?

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          1. I am used to open sandwiches with all my favourites, especially herring and anchovies and salmon and egg with cottage cheese etc in the morning but otherwise I went over to all kinds of Asian and S Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Tibetan, Nepali, Sri Lankan) and Middle Eastern and North African dishes already in my twenties. Australia is so mixed-race these days European food is almost regarded as a bit ‘boring’ 🙂 !

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            1. Oh, you are not the first who says that our food is a bit boring! I love it! I don’t like Asian, too spicy! Even a single dust of spices is too hot for me 🙂

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              1. Ilze – i did not say ‘boring’ – remember I was brought up on exactly what you are eating! BUT, I have always been a ‘foodie’, my two husbands even more so, and I have travelled much of the world. There is NO such thing as ‘Asian cooking’ – say when you compare over 40,000 totally different dishes from India, Pakistan, Bengal et al with the French/Vietnamese which is not hot but tremendously full of flavour or the hugely elegant Japanese which has no heat at all. When we say ‘Asian’ we speak of literally dozens of TOTALLY different ways of cooking. I do not always enjoy extreme heat (say some of Thai) but I would use dozens of spices every day or not enjoy my food at all. All of European except some of the Mediterranean is a bit ‘ho-hum’ for me 🙂 !

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    1. Thank you 🙂 It really is one of those simple meals that just works when you don’t want to think too much.

      Do you have a go-to “quick lunch” like this when you’re in a hurry?

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        1. That sounds like a lovely rhythm—no rush, just simple meals when you need them 🙂 There’s something really comforting about that.

          Do you have a favorite “quick fix” meal that you return to again and again?

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  3. You know, I’ve done tuna salad and I’ve done the boiled eggs but I never put the two together in the same sandwich… it may be time to change that 🤣 I was just about to boil up a batch of eggs today to make sandwich toppings…

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    1. Haha, yes—that was exactly my thought before I tried it 🙂 It sounded a bit unusual at first, but it actually works really well together.

      It turned out my friend is adding eggs to canned tuna salad 🙂 so… that’s the same 🙂

      If you try it, let me know—I’m curious what you’d add or change in it!

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    1. Thank you 🙂 It really is one of those simple “no thinking needed” meals.

      Do you usually prefer quick sandwiches like this, or something warm when you’re hungry?

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        1. That makes a lot of sense—having a small list of reliable foods can really make things easier day to day. And saving warm meals for the evening sounds like a cozy routine.

          What’s one of your favorite evening meals when you want something warm and comforting?

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    1. Thank you, John 🙂 It really is one of those simple things that just hits the spot.

      Are you a fan of open sandwiches like this, or do you usually go for something hot?

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    1. Oh, a tuna melt with tomato and provolone sounds so good—warm, melty, and comforting 🙂 That might be my next version to try!

      Do you usually toast it in a pan or make it in the oven?

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  7. Yummy! and protein rich!
    Canned tuna is an indispensable larder staple for us. On days when I am out of ideas, we usually mix it in with chopped avocado and tomatoes, which a touch of mustard and spring onions.

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    1. That sounds like such a fresh and tasty combination—avocado, tomato, and tuna is a perfect match 🙂 I like the idea of adding mustard too.

      Do you usually eat it on bread, or more like a salad on its own?

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      1. I have several times done all the cooking, including the planning and shopping especially when she was still working, but now Jackie does it all. I really enjoy cooking curries

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