15 MIN · STOVETOP

Tuna Melt

Name: Tuna Melt
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 7 oz canned tuna (drained well); 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 green onions (sliced); 4 slice bread; 3 1/2 oz cheddar (grated); 1 oz butter (softened)

Cheese under and over the tuna, and a low pan, so the middle melts before the bread burns.

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Ingredients

7 ozcanned tuna, drained well
3 tbspmayonnaise
2green onions, sliced
4 slicebread
3 1/2 ozcheddar, grated
1 ozbutter, softened

Method

1
Press the tuna against the lid of the can to squeeze out as much liquid as you can, then mix it with the mayonnaise and green onions. Wet tuna makes a soggy sandwich no amount of toasting will fix.
2
Butter one side of each slice of bread. That buttered face goes against the pan, not against the filling.
3
On the unbuttered face of two slices, put a quarter of the cheese, then half the tuna, then another quarter of the cheese, then close with the remaining slices, buttered side out.
4
Cook in a dry skillet over medium-low heat for about 4 minutes a side, pressing gently, until the bread is golden and the cheese has run. If the bread is browning before the cheese melts, the heat is too high — turn it down and give it longer.
5
Let each sandwich sit for a minute before cutting, so the filling sets enough to stay inside.

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