Cheesy tuna melts

Cheesy tuna melts

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Cooking time

Prep: 10 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 2

A tasty change from cheese on toast

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving (in oil)

kcalories
613
protein
35g
carbs
29g
fat
40g
saturates
11g
fibre
0g
sugar
0g
salt
2.25g
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Ingredients

  • 200g can tuna, whatever type you've got in the cupboard
  • ½ a bunch of spring onions, finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 thick slices of granary or wholemeal bread
  • 50g cheddar, coarsely grated
  • generous pinch of paprika

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Method

  1. Preheat the grill on its highest setting. Drain the tuna, flake it into a bowl and mix with the spring onions and mayonnaise. Season with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
  2. Toast the bread under the grill until it’s nicely browned on both sides, then spread the tuna mixture on top, right up to the edges of the toast. Scatter over the cheese and put back under the grill until the cheese is bubbling.
  3. Slice in half, sprinkle with paprika and tuck in.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2002

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aimeep11:25, 8th Oct, 2010
5

Completely foolproof! Just made this for lunch & it was so easy & delicious too! Used 4 pieces of bread for 2 people & added finely diced pepper as suggested by allessandra. Will be making again soon!

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momotate01:24, 26th Apr, 2009
5

Good bread is a main key to this. Good sturdy whole grain. Like to use mustard in the mayo and will be trying allesandras idea of the red pepper. To make a meal we have it with a bowl of tomato soup. Great on a cold day.

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clafoutis106:41, 27th Jan, 2009
5

My favourite sandwich! I also added finely diced red pepper and a tablespoon of chopped shallot, lightly sauteed in olive oil. Hmmmmm.

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annie017611:17, 21st Feb, 2008
3

This is good and tasty - I prefer my own recipe, which I've made for years, using a mixture of mayo and tomato ketchup mixed with tuna and grated cheese, with or without onion.

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4mutley07:10, 7th Dec, 2007
3

Simple and well liked....we preferred to add a bit of mustard to the mayo and cheese before toasting :-)

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