Tuna Melt
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Tuna Melt
Description
The Tuna Melt recipe brings together drained and flaked canned tuna mixed with finely diced celery, minced red onion, and parsley, all bound with a mayonnaise and mustard dressing brightened by lemon juice. Seasoned with salt and black pepper, the tuna mixture offers a creamy, tangy filling. The sandwich assembly involves buttering slices of bread, layering the tuna salad and cheese between them, then toasting the sandwich in a skillet until the bread is golden and crisp and the cheese has warmed and melted. This method creates contrast between the crunchy exterior and soft, flavorful center. Serving options include adding fresh tomato slices or enjoying the tuna salad atop toasted bread open-faced. This flexibility makes it a practical and adaptable sandwich choice that can be adjusted to taste preferences and available ingredients.
Ingredients
- 4 cans 5 oz tuna packed in water, drained
- ¼ cup celery finely diced
- 2 Tablespoons red onion finely minced
- 1 teaspoon flat-leaf parsley finely minced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise add a little at a time **see notes
- 1 teaspoon mustard dijon or stone ground
- 1 Tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Serving Ideas
- 8 pieces bread your favorite
- 4 cheese your favorite, slices
- butter for bread, to toast
- 4 tomato slices
Instructions
- Drain and flake tuna, add to large bowl.
- Add celery, red onion, and parsley to bowl and stir to combine
- Add mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice to tuna mixture and stir until well combined
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Butter the outside of the bread slices, layer tuna mixture on the inside of one bread slice, top with cheese and desired toppings, then place another piece of bread, butter side up, on top.
- Heat skillet over medium-low heat and cooke until bottom bread is toasted and cheese is warm, flip and cooke on the other side until bread is toasted.
Other Serving Options
- Tuna Salad: add desired amount of tuna salad to toast
- Cheese: Add cheeses slices and melt in oven or microwave
- Tomato: thinly slice tomato and add to top of salad, or on bottom
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired
- Serve open face or add another slice of toast for a sandwich
Notes
- Adjust the amount of mayonnaise gradually to reach your preferred tuna salad creaminess.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 285 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 285kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 392mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 129mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 478IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 155mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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