11/26/2019 Best Tuna Melt Recipe - How To Make Tuna Melt

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Best-Ever Tuna Melt

by LENA ABRAHAM FEB 25, 2019

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PREP TIME: 0HOURS 15MINS

TOTAL TIME: 0HOURS 30MINS

INGREDIENTS
1/3 c. mayonnaise

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper akes (optional)

2 (6-oz.) cans tuna

1 ribs celery, nely chopped

2 dill pickles, nely chopped

1/4 c. nely chopped red onion

2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

8 slices bread, such as sourdough

2 tbsp. butter

1 tomato, sliced

8 slices cheddar

DIRECTIONS
1
Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon
juice, and red pepper akes (if using).
2
Drain tuna then add to mayonnaise mixture. Use a fork to break up tuna into
akes. Add celery, pickles, red onion, and parsley and toss to combine.
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Season with salt and pepper.

3
Butter one side of each bread slice. Top an unbuttered side with
approximately 1/2 cup of tuna salad, 2 to 3 slices tomato, and 2 slices of
cheese. Top with another slice of bread, buttered side facing up. Repeat with
remaining ingredients and place on a large baking sheet. Bake until cheese is
melty, 5 to 8 minutes.

LENA ABRAHAM Assistant Food Editor

Lena Abraham is the assistant food editor at Delish.com, where she develops and shoots recipes for video and still
photographs.

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