Name: Classic Tuna Melt Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 green onion; 3 tbsp Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley; 2 tbsp fresh tarragon leaves; 1 lemon; 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp dijon mustard; ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ⅓ cup mayonnaise; 6 oz solid white tuna; 8 French bread slices; 8 tomato slices; 4 oz sharp white cheddar cheese; 2 tbsp butter

Classic Tuna Melt Recipe

Fionna Brown Modified: February 29, 2024

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How To Make Classic Tuna Melt

This tasty tuna melt makes a simple lunch meal, made even more satisfying and toasty with perfectly melted cheese, fresh veggies, and tender tuna.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 18 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1green onion,thinly sliced, including the greens
3tbspfresh flat leaf parsley,chopped
2tbspfresh tarragon leaves,chopped, or 2 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled
1lemon,zested
2tsplemon juice
1tspdijon mustard
⅛tspfreshly ground black pepper
⅓cupmayonnaise
6ozsolid white tuna,(2 cans), well drained and flaked
8French bread slices,or Italian loaf bread, or favorite bread, sliced ½-inch thick
8tomato slices,thinly sliced
4ozsharp white cheddar cheese,(about 1 cup), grated
2tbspbutter,softened

Instructions

Mix the green onion, parsley, tarragon, lemon juice, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and mayonnaise in a medium-sized bowl. Add the drained tuna, mixing with a fork to break up the flakes.
Lay out 4 slices of bread. Divide the tuna mixture evenly onto the slices. Top each bread slice with tomato slices and grated cheese.
Spread one side of the remaining four bread slices with butter. Place the bread slices, buttered side up on top of the cheese.
Heat a large griddle on medium heat. Place the sandwiches, buttered side down onto the hot griddle. Gently spread butter on top of the bread slices.
Cook for about 3 minutes or until nicely browned on one side. Use a metal spatula to lift up the sandwiches and carefully turn them to the other side. Cook for another 3 minutes or so until the second side is browned.
Serve immediately, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 429.38kcal
Fat: 32.24g
Saturated Fat: 11.85g
Trans Fat: 0.57g
Monounsaturated Fat: 8.06g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 10.28g
Carbohydrates: 15.59g
Fiber: 1.85g
Sugar: 2.98g
Protein: 20.21g
Cholesterol: 69.55mg
Sodium: 594.94mg
Calcium: 240.72mg
Potassium: 364.78mg
Iron: 2.14mg
Vitamin A: 165.08µg
Vitamin C: 21.19mg

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