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The Best Tuna Melt

Ingredients

  1. 250g cooked tuna
  2. 1/2 celery stick (chopped)
  3. 1 Tbsp parsley (chopped)
  4. 1 tsp minced garlic
  5. 5 Tbsp mayonnaise
  6. 3/4 cup mozarella (grated)
  7. 3 Tbsp olive oil (retain 1 Tbsp for cooking)
  8. Salt and pepper
  9. Bread
  10. Softened butter

Instructions

  1. Shred the tuna.
  2. Add the celery, parsley, garlic, mayonnaise, mozzarella, olive oil (2Tbsp), salt and pepper.
  3. Butter the bread with softened butter.
  4. Heat a pan on a medium high heat.
  5. Add the remaining 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
  6. When the pan is hot, add one of the bread slices, and brown buttered side down.
  7. When the bread is starting to brown, scoop a few tablespoons of the tuna mixture onto the bread and cook a bit longer.
  8. Add the other piece of bread and flip the sandwich over, browning the other side.
  9. Remove from the pan when the bread is a lovely golden colour and the tuna melt is starting to ooze out the sides.
  10. Repeat this step to make more sandwiches.

Notes

  1. This recipe makes about 3-4 sandwiches depending on the size of your bread slices and how generous you are with your filling.


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