Made a simple lunch yesterday with store bought croissant. The tuna and baked beans were generously sponsored by Ayam Brand.

If you love french sandwiches as much as I do, you would know that they cost quite a lot outside. I remember having Delifrance sandwiches for $3.90 when I was still in school and I think they now cost $6 or $7? Too expensive for my budget! I got to make it myself!

I had my mind set on making a panini or ciabatta ($2.20 for a pack of four, from Gardenia) but got distracted by the fat Bonjour croissants sitting in the clear plastic box. You’d be surprised at the variety of breads available at NTUC. On top of the regular white sandwich breads, they now stock panini, ciabatta, cranberry loaves, multigrain buns, baguette, hard rolls and yes, croissant in their bread aisle. The croissants were better than I expected! I airfried them slightly before filling them with cold tuna mayo, and they were so buttery and flaky, you would never have thought they came in a plastic box. The key here is to warm them- if you don’t have an airfryer, use your oven. They’re amazing, I promise! The best part? They cost just $0.54 a piece.

Makes 5 croissant sandwiches

What I used:

5 Bonjour croissants (you can find them in NTUC)
2 cans Ayam brand tuna chunks in water, drained (reserve 1 tablespoon liquid)
Half a red onion, chopped
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Djorn mustard
1 sachet sugar
A dash of white pepper
Black pepper (optional)
Fresh lettuce
1 tomato, sliced

1. Combine tuna, reserved liquid, onion, mayo, mustard, sugar and white pepper, mix well and chill.
2. Cut a slit across the top of each croissant and toast lightly.
3. Fill with fresh lettuce, tuna mayonnaise and tomato. Top with a sprinkle of black pepper and enjoy!

How much I spent:

$2.70 for croissants
$4.90 for tuna (retail price is $2.45 per can)
$0.30 for tomato
Everything else from my pantry!

Total cost per serving: $1.58

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I served it with a baked bean gratin. I combined one can of Ayam Brand baked beans with cheese with the other half of the chopped onions, then topped it with mozzarella cheese before airfying til the cheese melted. The beans were a tad too salty for me but I think they will go quite nicely with crusty baguette!

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I take a more relaxed attitude towards preparing meals on Saturday because it is the weekend. Not that the family doesn’t need to eat on weekends but for some reason I don’t feel as guilty if I declare, “I’m not cooking today!” to my aunts on Saturdays. Sundays I don’t declare at all.

The Saturday that just passed? We had an amazing Tuna Croissant spiced up with airfried potatoes and vegetable yam fritters. I made three sandwiches for our dinner cos Jason was working, and two for his supper at 2am earlyyy morning. Ok, I confess I ate half a croissant past midnight, so Jason had one and a half servings. It’s for his own good.

Makes 5 servings

What I used:

1 can Ayam Brand tuna in water
1 can corn kernels in water
1 box of 5 butter croissants from NTUC
1 tomato
2 potatoes
1 tbsp light mayonnaise
1 tbsp Djorn mustard
White Pepper
Spring onions, chopped

1. Soak cut potatoes in water for 10 mins then airfry at 180 degrees for 15 mins.
2. Drain tuna and corn, combine with mayo, mustard, spring onions and pepper. Refrigerate.
3. Cut tomatoes into wedges.
4. Cut across the middle of the croissants with scissors, to make a pocket. Stuff with tuna mixture & tomatoes and lightly airfry or toast croissants when potatoes are about ready.
5. Arrange on plate and start eating!

How much I spent:

$2.70 for croissants
$2.10 for tuna
$1.30 for corn kernals
$0.20 for tomatoes
$0.60 for potatoes
$1.30 for each vegetable yam fritter

Total cost per serving: $1.38 without the fritters and $2.68 with
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The croissants were wonderful, flaky, buttery and light- not the kind of standard that I expect from NTUC. You may of course use any brand of croissants but I happened to be in NTUC on Saturday and the baked darlings were friendly on my wallet. My aunts preferred my creation to Delifrance’s, or so they said. The “vegetable” fritters were from “Happy Veg”, a (very unhealthy) deep-fried snack kiosk at the MRT station. An easy dinner on a Saturday!

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