Diner-Style Tuna Melt Sandwich

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Fully loaded, sloppy, cheesy, hot, melty goodness .. The diner-style tuna melts that you can make at home!

Most ingredients are found regularly in the pantry and fridge. You can skip one or two ingredients if you don’t have them. Diner-style Tuna Melts often add a lot of ingredients.

The Recipe Intro↓ has more information, other tuna recipes etc. If you’d like to check it out.

♦Prep time:10MIN ♦Cook time:7MIN ♦Yield:4 Sandwiches.

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Ingredients:

Flaked Tuna in water, thoroughly drained		2 cans
Celery, finely diced		2 Tbsp
White Onion, finely diced		2 Tbsp
Red Bell Pepper, finely diced		2-3 Tbsp
Giardiniera (Italian pickled vegetables)		1-2 Tbsp
Cornichons (Dilled Gherkins)		1-2 Tbsp
Sweet Pickle Relish		1 generous Tbsp
Fresh Dill, Tarragon, and Parsley (if you have only one of these that's fine. Don't add more of any one herb)		1 Tbsp (just loosely packed) each
Mayonnaise		4-5 Tbsp
Unsalted butter, softened		4 Tbsp
Sandwich bread (any)		8 slices
Natural, light Cheddar cheese slices		8
Tomato slices - optional		As needed

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400 °F/ 202°C.
2. Add the thoroughly drained canned tuna to a bowl.
3. Next, add the finely diced celery, onion, and bell pepper.
4. Put the Giardiniera and the Cornichons in a small processor and finely chop the lot.
5. Add this to the bowl along with sweet pickle relish, fresh herbs, and mayonnaise.
6. Mix everything well.
7. Spread the butter on one side of the 8 bread slices.
8. Place the buttered side, down onto a baking sheet, lined with grease-proof paper.
9. Divide the filling over the first 4 slices of bread (side without butter).
10. Top with one slice of cheese each.
11. Top the remaining 4 ‘top’ slices of bread with additional cheese slices.
12. Bake for 5-7 minutes, on a lower rack of the oven, just until the cheese is bubbly and melted.
13. Remove from the oven, and place tomato slices if you like on the bottom cheesy tuna toast.
14. Press together, the bottom and top assembled toasts to make 4 tuna melt sandwiches.
15. Cut through the middle and serve hot!  Enjoy that hot Diner-style Tuna Melt!

Diner-Style Tuna Melt Sandwich

 

Notes:

• Don’t be tempted to add more herbs. the amount specified is the loosely packed measure. Herbs like dill offer an irreplaceable scent but add too much and it’s all you will taste.
• Giardiniera is pickled Italian vegetables. A homemade recipe will be posted here soon
• If you do not have an oven, these can be made one at a time in an air fryer. You can also use a panini press/ sandwich press to make them. Otherwise, just grill the bread on a grill pan till the bread is golden and the cheese melts.

Key Ingredients: Tuna, Celery, Onion, Bell Pepper, Herbs, Mayonnaise, Pickles, Bread, Cheese, Butter.

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