Best Classic Tuna Melts Recipes

Classic Tuna Melts image

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 16m

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 large (sandwich-size) English muffins, halved
Two 12-ounce cans solid white tuna, drained
One 12-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Several dashes hot sauce
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 scallions, finely chopped
Zest of 1/2 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 slices Swiss cheese
1 Roma tomato, sliced
2 teaspoons chopped chives

Steps:

Preheat the broiler to high.
Butter the halved muffins, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and broil until golden, about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the tuna salad: In a large bowl, mix together the tuna, artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, olives, mustard, dill, hot sauce, celery, scallions and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper.
Top each muffin half with a large scoop of tuna salad, arrange 2 slices of cheese on each and broil until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Remove and top with tomato slices and chives to serve.

Classic Tuna Melts, Open-faced image

Provided by Lee Thayer

Categories Sandwiches

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

FOR THE SALAD
1 can(s) tuna in water, drained
1 stalk(s) celery, diced
1 spring onion, sliced
1/3 c mayo
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp lemon or lime juice
salt and pepper as desired
FOR THE SANDWICH
2 slice bread, your choice
fresh tomato slices
cheddar cheese, slices or shredded

Steps:

1. Preheat your oven to 200 C (400 F), line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Toast two slices of bread, place the toast on the parchment paper.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the Tuna Salad ingredients.
3. Mix together the salad, and at this point we have a really nice tuna salad that would make a nice cold sandwich on its own, but why stop here.
4. Next item needed, fresh tomatoes, I used two Tor tomatoes with three thick slices each.
5. Top the toast with equal portions of the tuna salad, then top that with 1-3 slices of tomato (depends on how big your tomato is), then top that with 1-2 slices of cheese or shredded cheese to your liking (I used a 4 blend pizza cheese).
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted, enjoy.