Variety is always great, so here are three different ideas for hot, cheesy Tuna Melt Sandwiches (using canned tuna) . Which, do you think you’ll try?
1.Tuna Melt Classic With Mayo
This is the classic tuna salad, with the addition of cheese. You can never go wrong with a classic.
2. Old Fashioned Tuna Melt With Cream Of Mushroom Soup ( No Mayo )
This is an option if you don’t like Mayo. This was popular in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when the recipe was posted on cans of mushroom soup. It is a nice, hearty filling.
3. Spicy Tuna and Tomato Melts
This is another yummy one to try. It adds some spice and tomato paste to give you a great filling when combined with cheese. Pair it with herbed bread, and it really tastes like pizza.
3 RECIPES for Tuna Melts
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The reason we use tuna flakes in water instead of tuna flakes in oil, is that Tuna melts uses Cheese and we don’t want this additional oil to make our sandwich, heavy.
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3 RECIPES for Tuna Melts
Description
A tuna melt is a warm and comforting sandwich that typically features a savory tuna salad filling topped with melted cheese, all served on toasted bread. It's a popular and satisfying dish, often enjoyed for lunch or a light dinner. Here are three fillings to try!
General Ingredients:
INGREDIENTS (Tuna Melts Classic) - with Mayo
INGREDIENTS (Old Fashioned Tuna Melts) - With Cream Of Mushroom Soup , No Mayo
INGREDIENTS (Spicy Tuna and Tomato Melts)
Instructions (Tuna Melts Classic)
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Drain the tuna thoroughly. Add into a bowl.
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Add the diced onion, freshly chopped herbs, diced celery, diced pickle or pickle relish.
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Add Mayonnaise to taste. I usually add 2 Tbsp first, and add more to make it spreadable (only if needed). Stir this in along with the mustard.
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Add freshly cracked pepper.
Instructions (Old Fashioned)
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Drain the tuna thoroughly. Add into a bowl.
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Add the diced celery, parsley, minced shallot(or onion). Add the cream of mushroom soup and stir everything well.
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Season to taste with pepper.
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Add this mixture to a saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally till you get a thicker spreadable, cooked mixture. (About 1 1/2 minutes).
Instructions (Spicy Tuna and Tomato Melts)
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Drain the tuna thoroughly.
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Heat the oil in a small pan/wok. Add the onion and saute lightly.
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Add the drained tuna and stir-fry this until most of the moisture from the tuna has evaporated.
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Add the tomato paste/puree -and paprika/chili powder.
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Continue stir-frying this till you get a nice texture and it is no longer too moist. But you don’t want to over fry, or the tuna will get hard and chewy.
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Season with salt and pepper. Add the fresh herbs (Cilantro or dill).
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Allow to cool off a bit and then stir in the mayonnaise. Stir till evenly blended.
Making the sandwiches:
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Use a type of bread that is sturdy enough to handle the particular filling. If it is too light or too soft, it tends to break up and get soggy during the grilling process. Especially for the Old fashioned Melt with Mushroom soup – the bread should be a sturdy one.
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Cut the sandwich bread through the middle. Or use 2 slices of a sandwich loaf. Add a little melted butter if you like.
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Add an appropriate amount of filling, followed by a slice of natural cheese. Wrap the sandwich in foil paper, not too tightly but securely.
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Use the stovetop grill pan or your panini press/sandwich press, to grill the sandwiches.
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On the grill pan, grill for just about 1 minute per side, and make sure the heat is not too high or you will burn the bread. You just want to grill the bread and melt the sandwich
Note
- Key Ingredients: Tuna, Bread, Herbs, Salt and Pepper, Different fillings.
number one with changes
being- add cream of celery soup – lemon juice – bit of lemon zest – green pepper or red – green onions – MIRACLE WHIP – few tablespoons taste – pepper or lemon pepper – what ever you have on hand – no need to add pickle juice but perhaps try a few diced sweet pickles – i do half and half – for those that like or dislike – heat oven – on half kaiser buttered buns with smear of miracle whip on them – toast lightly – then add few heaping tablespoons of filling on to bun – both sides – (whole of kaiser) and toast – few minutes – THEN add shredded cheese – i use mozza or monteray jack cheese – and heat or??broil?? up to you – remove when bubbly cheese – let cool tad before eating – enjoy –
Sounds good!! 🙂