How to Make a Tuna Melt

Recipesfull introduces to you: Sandwich Recipes. (How to Make a Tuna Melt). This is dedicated to all those chefs who tell you to never, ever mix fish and cheese together; and yet there they are, at the diner at 2:00 in the morning. And you know what they eat? Tuna melts. And the reason they do is because it is delicious.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 open-face sandwiches

How to Make a Tuna Melt

Ingredients

1 (6.5 ounce) jar oil-packed tuna

drained

1 tablespoon minced green onion

2 tablespoons finely diced celery

2 teaspoons capers

drained

1 teaspoon Asian chile paste (such as sambal oelek)

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

or more to taste

⅓ cup fresh mozzarella cheese

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons softened butter

divided

2 thick slices French bread

¼ cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese

divided

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or to taste

Reuben Sandwich II

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Place tuna into a mixing bowl and lightly break apart with a fork. Add green onion celery capers chile paste and mayonnaise. Pinch small pieces from mozzarella cheese into the tuna salad and stir to mix. Season with salt and black pepper; refrigerate tuna salad until needed.

Step 2

Heat oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Step 3

Spread butter generously on both sides of French bread slices.

Step 4

Broil buttered bread until golden brown on top 2 to 3 minutes. Flip bread slices and broil other side until toasted 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove from oven and turn bread slices over on the baking sheet so the darkest sides are on the bottom.

Step 5

Gently spread tuna salad onto bread slices using 2 forks. Press the salad onto the bread and spread tuna all the way to the edges of the bread. Spread shredded sharp Cheddar over each sandwich. Dust tops with cayenne pepper.

Step 6

Place sandwiches under broiler and cook until cheese is melted and bubbling 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutritional Information

How to Make a Tuna Melt

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 593.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 36.4g 73%

Carbohydrates: 22.9g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 5%

Sugars: 2.3g

Fat: 39.5g 61%

Saturated Fat: 16.4g 82%

Cholesterol: 81.6mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 853.4IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.8mg 106%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 14%

Vitamin C: 1.1mg 2%

Folate: 65.4mcg 16%

Calcium: 253.4mg 25%

Iron: 2.8mg 16%

Magnesium: 43.1mg 15%

Potassium: 270.7mg 8%

Sodium: 918.2mg 37%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 355.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.