Pan Bagna (The Tuna Sandwich Of The South Of France) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 baguette, crusty (16 to 18 inches long)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, fruity
12 ounces tuna, olive-oil-packed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
4 anchovy fillets, to taste (can be rinsed or marinated in lemon juice to make them milder)
1/4 cup oil-cured black olive, pitted (these are the wrinkled olives that don't come packed in brine)
20 basil leaves, fresh

Preparation

Slice the loaf in half lengthwise. Hollow out the bread and drizzle with the olive oil to lightly moisten both pieces.
Layer in the remaining ingredients, and wrap in paper or plastic and press the sandwich for an hour.
To serve, slice the sandwich on an angle into small or large individual sandwiches.