Tuna Melt
 
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Tuna Melt is a healthy and easy sandwich, which primarily consists of canned or pre-cooked tuna, fresh herbs, seasoning and cheese on top.
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Recipe type: snack
Cuisine: Western
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • White bread: 4 slices
  • Butter: 2 tbsp
  • Olive oil: 2 tbsp
  • Cheese slices: 4
For filling:
  • Canned tuna: ¾th cup
  • Avocados: 2 small, mashed
  • Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
  • Cherry tomatoes: 6-8
  • Chopped tomatillos: 1
  • Chopped herbs (basil, mint, coriander, cilantro)
  • Chilli flakes: ½ tsp
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Method
  1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients under "filling."
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Drizzle a baking tray with olive oil.
  3. Spread butter on the bread slices. On the buttered side, add a few tbsps of the filling.
  4. Place a cheese slice on top of each sandwich and arrange all of them on the baking tray. Bake them for 10 minutes till the cheese has melted.
  5. Serve immediately as an open face sandwich or join two slices to make a close face tuna melt sandwich.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/1039-tuna-melt.html