Tuna, egg and avocado sandwich with a tahini, miso and black garlic sauce

Rich, creamy, fresh, acidic, earthy, umami flavors

Published originally on my blog on 30 January 2023

Constructing a sandwich is one of my greatest pleasures in the kitchen. I am a sandwich girl.

I don’t like going overboard or adding too many ingredients; I want to taste each of them and not get lost in a huge quantity of any single one.

I’m also a tuna girl. Give me a tuna sandwich and I’m the most satisfied person in the world. And even though no one can beat the simple tuna-mayo combo, this tahini and miso sauce with black garlic will be your go-to for all your sandwich needs, not just for tuna sandwiches. Because what can make or break a sandwich is the sauce, which needs to be as good as the bread and as good as the main ingredient, if not better.

In this sandwich, we have tuna, rocket, boiled eggs and sliced avocado on good sourdough, multigrain bread, with the most delectable, full of umami, earthy sauce. Rich and creamy, with salty miso and buttery tahini, with the caramel-y, balsamic flavor of black garlic, the freshness and acidity of the lemon and the fruitiness of the extra virgin olive oil, it is such a perfect combo.

Tuna and egg sandwich with avocado and a tahini, miso and black garlic sauce

The sauce is not too thick, so it can be easily spreadable on toast for a sandwich, and it can of course be used in an array of salads.

It pairs beautifully with beef, as well as with chicken, and of course with vegetables. Oh, and give me a piece of salmon with this sauce and I’m in heaven.