Openface Italian Tuna Melt Recipes

OPEN-FACED TUNA MELT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil and move the rack to the highest position.
• In a medium bowl, combine tuna, mayonnaise, mustard, red onion, capers, cornichons, lemon juice, thyme, salt, and pepper and stir thoroughly until combined. Leave the tuna in slightly large chunks, if possible.
• Arrange bread on a baking sheet and spread mayonnaise on each slice. Divide tuna salad evenly among slices, then top each with 2 slices of tomato and 1 slice of cheese.
• Broil tuna melts until cheese is golden brown and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve warm.

OPENFACE ITALIAN TUNA MELT

Steps:

• 1. Drain and mix tuna with, mayo, celery salt & oregano. Place bread on baking dish, top with tuna mix. Add sliced tomato sprinkle with oregano then parm and mozzerella. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake on 375 til cheese melts about 7min.
• 2. Also great topped with pepper rings.

OPEN-FACED TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; stir in tuna. Spread over each bun half; top with a tomato slice. Sprinkle with cheese. , Place on a baking sheet. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned and cheese is melted.

OPEN-FACE TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Place buns cut side up on a baking sheet. Spread tuna mixture evenly over buns; top with tomato. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Top with cheese. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

ULTIMATE TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, flake the tuna finely with a fork. Add the celery, scallions, and dill, and continue mixing and fluffing with the fork until combined. Add the lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Combine the mayonnaise and anchovy paste, if using, and mix into the tuna.
• Preheat the broiler. Toast the bread in a toaster and place the slices in a single layer on a sheet pan. Spread a quarter of the tuna mixture thickly and evenly on each piece of bread, covering the entire slice. Sprinkle the cheese evenly on the 4 sandwiches, covering the tuna completely. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes, just until the cheese melts and starts to brown. (Watch it carefully!) Sprinkle with the microgreens and serve hot.

OPEN-FACED TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spread pitas with dressing; top with remaining ingredients.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 10 to 15 min. or until cheese is melted.

OPEN-FACE TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Evenly divide tuna between bread; season with salt and pepper. Top with a few slices of dill pickle and a slice or two of provolone.
• Stir together mayonnaise, Dijon, and Parmesan. Spread evenly over sandwiches. Broil until cheese melts and mayo puffs slightly and browns in places, 1 to 2 minutes.

OPEN FACE TUNA MELT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix the tuna, mayo, onion, lemon juice, old bay seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Place enough tuna on a toasted slice of bread and spread to cover slice.
• Top with slice of tomato (or 2 if the tomato slice is small) and then top with a slice of cheese. Place sandwich slices on a cookie sheet.
• Placing rack not too close to the broiler (about the second one down), broil sandwiches until the cheese is golden brown.