The Perfect Tuna Melt

The Perfect Tuna Melt
My daughter is obsessed with tuna. I will buy 10-20 cans when it goes on sale, put some at the tip top of the pantry, and somehow they always disappear by time I go to make this delicious, supreme Tuna Melt sandwich.
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Ingredients
  • Tuna, 2 x 5-oz cans, drained
  • Onion, medium size, chopped
  • Celery, ½ a stalk, chopped
  • Garlic (1 clove), minced
  • Parsley, 1 tablespoon, chopped
  • Mayonnaise, 3-4 tablespoons
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 3 tablespoons, divided
  • Mozzarella, ⅓ cup, shredded
  • Bread, sliced. A panini is a great option too!
  • Butter, softened
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Step 1: Drain water from tuna and put the tuna into a medium bowl.
  2. Step 2: Chop onion, celery, and parsley. Mince garlic and add ingredients to tuna.
  3. The perfect Tuna Melt is ooey-gooey and packed full of delicious flavor, and perfect for the nights when you just want to put something on the table super quick or for that lunch date with your friends.
  4. Step 3: Add mayonnaise, olive oil (for a lighter version, omit olive oil), and mozzarella cheese. Combine all ingredients until well incorporated. Salt and pepper to taste.
  5. *Note: I try to add in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil a little bit because it’s healthier than mayonnaise, but you have to add mayonnaise because just using the olive oil alone and no mayonnaise would be gross. 🙂 If you want to just use mayonnaise, totally fine, but again for me, I try to use a little olive oil to make it a tad healthier. 🙂
  6. Step 4: Place a non-stick skillet on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. When the skillet is hot, take a slice of bread and generously spread butter on one side.
  7. Adding butter AND extra virgin olive oil helps the cooking process. The olive oil helps the crust not burn as fast so that you get a golden brown exterior, not burnt. 🙂 The butter adds the flavor and helps it toast up better. It’s a great trick to use when toasting bread on the stove top to use BOTH (the flavors play well together and comes out super yummy!)
  8. Step 5: Place the bread (buttered side down) in the hot skillet. Be sure to keep the temp at a consistent heat (and don’t cook too fast.)

 

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