Spicy Tuna Sandwich with Tomatoes and Sugar Snap Peas

The heat is on. 

Mother Nature your furnace hasn't been below 84 degrees in DC for weeks now. 

Don't get me wrong. I like the heat. Beaches. Tans. Gin & Tonics. 

There is much to love.

Except the sweating part. Like when you walk down a couple blocks and you feel like you should have brought another shirt because yours is now sticking to you. 

That kind of hot. It kind of annoying. And not pretty. Was that imagery oversharing?

Probably. 

So what do I do to beat the heat?

Enjoy the colder things of life. Like iced coffees and crisp salads. 

But again. I still like the heat. So I combine the two. My love of the heat and the cold.

This spicy tuna salad does just that. Its cold but has a bite of heat and the crunch of the sugar snap peas and the ripeness of the tomatoes just scream summer to me. 

It screamed summer so loud that I ate a sandwich for lunch and then for dinner. Yup, that happened. 

And what I am thinking also needs to happen now, a gin & tonic or and iced coffee.  Or both.

Cheers!

Spicy Tuna Sandwich with Tomatoes and Sugar Snap Peas

Ingredients
1 (24 oz) can water-packed, albacore tuna, drained
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tablespoon diced jalapeño pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil mayonnaise
1/4 avocado, mashed well
salt to taste
 2 slices hearty whole wheat bread
1/3 cup fresh spinach leaves
2 campari tomatoes, sliced
6 sugar snap peas


Combine the first 9 ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Layer the spinach, tuna mixture, tomatoes and sugar snap peas on the slices of bread. Halve and enjoy!!!