Tuna Melt mixes tinned fish with cheese and crunchy chips inside buttery toasted bread, perfect for lunch.
Tuna Melt
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Tuna Melt is my recipe of the day with Fish Friday Foodies. We post jointly on the third Friday of the month on a common topic. This week the topic is Wendy’s and she suggested we make recipes using canned or tinned fish.
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I know there are different camps on canned tuna, but I am good with it. I have grown up with it and don’t eat it often enough to be a concern. And a good tuna sandwich is a hard thing to not curl up with and purr like a cat.
I love a tuna sandwich and generally have them toasted. If it’s plain tuna salad I have that cold on warm toasted white bread. Warmed up, it’s great with melted cheese.
I use American slices. Mind you, I love good cheese and eat most kinds. But the flavor of the American is the classic. As in grilled cheese itself, which is at its finest when at its most simple. Am cheese on crappy white bread.
Putting crushed chips in a sandwich is something I’ve done since I was a kid. I did not invert it. All kids did that, especially in a bologna sandwich for school lunch. With those little bags of chips.
I prefer ruffles or ripples chips because they are a tiny bit thicker and sturdy. Kettle chips are also nice. Feel free to pile in more chips if you like mega crunch.
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- Palatable Pastime: Tuna Melt
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Tuna Melt
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Tuna Melt:
Tuna Melt
Equipment
- 1 griddle or skillet
Ingredients
Tuna Mix: (Yield 1-1/2 cups)
- 10 ounces canned tuna drained
- 1/4 cup minced dill pickle
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 2 teaspoons dried chives
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
Sandwich details:
- 6 slices bread
- 6 slices American cheese
- 3/4 cup crushed ripple potato chips
- 3 tablespoons soft butter
Instructions
- Stir together tuna mix and set aside.
- Spread one side of each slice of bread with butter.
- Sandwich with cheese, crushed chips and half cup filling.
- Griddle on the stovetop in an appropriate pan over med-low heat until golden on both sides.
Notes
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Tuna melts are one of my favorite go to recipes, especially during Lent.