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Traditional Pan Bagnat Sandwich from Nice

Published: Apr 17, 2018 · Modified: Apr 21, 2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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Pan Bagnat is a typical sandwich from Nice, the name means wet bread. Larousse Gastronomique, which is the bible for the French cuisine, suggests that the Pan Bagnat originate from the salad nicoise served on stale bread.
Pan Bagnat and its vegetables

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  • Why it is made with stale bread
  • Making the Pan Bagnat
  • More traditional recipes from Nice
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Why it is made with stale bread

In Italy, many of the stale bread recipes originate from fishermen or shepherds who would spend many days away at sea or in the fields and couldn't get fresh bread. The stale bread had to be wet to become soft again.

An important step in this sandwich is to wet the bread with the juice from the tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil.

Of course, I prefer to make the pan bagnat on fresh bread, and I always look for a nice crunchy bread that will not get soggy with the tomato juices.

Bread wet with olive oil

Ingredients

The rest of the ingredients are typical of the region: tuna, anchovies, olives and seasonal fresh vegetables like cucumbers, onions, radishes, peppers and celery.

Pan Bagnat is very common here in the region, not only as a street food sandwich but also served as a starter, at buffets and even at Michelin Star restaurants. Full of fresh vegetables and tuna, the Pan Bagnat is a very healthy meal and I often make it for the boys' school lunch.

I prepare the ingredients the day before and compose the bread in the morning before they leave for school. Although, I don't use stale bread. I always have a reserve of frozen french bread. It takes 10 minutes to defrost in the oven and it is as nice as fresh

ingredients

Making the Pan Bagnat

  1. Prepare all the ingredients: debone the olives, clean and debone the anchovies, drain the tuna from the oil, boil the eggs and cut them into slices
  2. Slice all the vegetables and cut the tomatoes collecting all the juice
preparing the ingredients
  1. Cut the bread in half and remove the inside of the bread from both halves.
  2. Sprinkle both sides with abundant extra virgin olive oil
  3. Pour over the bread the juice from the tomatoes
  4. First, lay over the bread the slices of the tomatoes
  5. Then lay the rest of the vegetables
  6. Continue with the rest of the ingredients: tuna, anchovies, eggs, olives and basil
preparing the sandwich
  1. Sprinkle with the red vinegar
  2. Cover with the top of the bread and cut into 8 portions to serve
cutting the servings

Serve it on a tray or cutting board and everyone can take their piece.

Pan bagnat on a tray

For more Mediterranean sandwiches with plenty of vegetables, you can check the article: Ferragosto: a Mediterranean picnic “English style”.

Mediterranean Picnic loaf panini

More traditional recipes from Nice

  • Petit farcis
  • Pissaladiere
  • Salad nicoise
  • Tapenade
  • Socca

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Traditional Pan Bagnat Sandwich from Nice

📋Pan Bagnat

Pan Bagnat is a typical sandwich from Nice, originate from the salad nicoise served on stale bread
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
⏲️Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 people
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Author: Laura Tobin

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 loaf sourdough bread (French bread)
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • 1 can tuna canned in olive oil, drained (I buy it in the glass container)
  • 3 fresh tomatoes
  • 2 stalks stalk of celery (finely sliced)
  • ¼ cup sliced radishes
  • ¼ red onion
  • ½ red peppers
  • 4 anchovies stored in salt (cleaned and deboned)
  • 10 nicoise olives (deboned)
  • 5 leaves fresh basil leaves
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon vinegar
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Equipment

  • Cutting board set
  • Vegetable Strainer
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Instructions

  • Prepare all the ingredients: debone the olives, clean and debone the anchovies, drain the tuna from the oil, boil the eggs and cut them into slices
    2 boiled eggs, 1 can tuna canned in olive oil, drained, 4 anchovies stored in salt, 10 nicoise olives
  • Slice all the vegetables and cut the tomatoes collecting all the juice 
    3 fresh tomatoes, 2 stalks stalk of celery, ¼ cup sliced radishes, ¼ red onion, ½ red peppers
  • Cut the bread in half and remove the inside of the bread from both halves.
    1 loaf sourdough bread
  • Sprinkle both sides with abundant extra virgin olive oil and pour over the bread the juice from the tomatoes
    ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • First, lay over the bread the slices of the tomatoes
  • Then lay the rest of the vegetables
  • Continue with the rest of the ingredients: tuna, anchovies, eggs, olives and basil
    5 leaves fresh basil leaves
  • Sprinkle with the red vinegar
    2 tablespoon vinegar
  • Cover with the top of the bread and cut into 8 portions to serve

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Notes

  • this sandwich is traditionally made with stale bread, but fresh is better
  • Make sure the bread has a crunchy crust so it does not become soggy.
  • Remove some of the crumb inside the bread to make room for plenty of ingredients
  • Can be prepared ahead of time

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 471mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 190IU | Vitamin C: 7.2mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2.7mg
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Comments

  1. Angela

    April 17, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    5 stars
    I enjoy learning about new foods from different cultures and places. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I love your step by step photos in how to prepare the sandwich! 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura

      April 17, 2018 at 5:41 pm

      Thank you Angela, I love to research the origins of traditional food

      Reply
  2. Patty @pattysaveurs.com

    April 17, 2018 at 5:30 pm

    5 stars
    Wow Laura, your pan bagnat is calling my name, I'd love to make me one right now. I don't put so many ingredients in mine but you gave me ideas. You made me crave for Summer at the beach and a pan bagnat for lunch!

    Reply
    • Laura

      April 17, 2018 at 5:42 pm

      I'll tell you Patty, it was delicious. Need to make more often

      Reply
  3. Pam Greer

    April 17, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    5 stars
    This is one of my favorite sandwiches! I love your step by step photos! So helpful!

    Reply
    • Laura

      April 17, 2018 at 7:03 pm

      Thank you

      Reply

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