Tuna Melt

Buttery toasted bread, filled creamy tuna salad and gooey cheddar cheese! If you're a fan of the tuna melt, this recipe is a must (it's the best one ever)!

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword best tuna salad recipe, easy tuna salad recipe, tuna salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 218kcal

Author Robin Miller

Ingredients

5 ounces tuna of choice drained, I used Safe Catch wild tuna (which has the lowest mercury of any brand)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise of choice or more/less to taste
1 tablespoon bell pepper relish or pickle relish
1/2 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning or steak seasoning
2 slices cheddar cheese or 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
4 slices bread of choice
Softened butter or ghee

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, relish, and seasoning. Mix well.
Preheat a large flat skillet or griddle over medium heat.
Butter one side of each slice of bread. Flip the bread and top the unbuttered side with the tuna mixture. Top the tuna with the cheese. Place the second slice of bread on top, buttered-side-up.
Transfer the sandwiches to the hot pan and cook until golden brown on both sides and the cheese melts.

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