Tuna Melt

Name: Tuna Melt
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 320g canned tuna, drained; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 stalks celery, finely diced; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 4 slices sourdough bread, toasted; 200g cheddar cheese, sliced; sliced tomato to serve

Open-faced tuna salad on sourdough toast with melted cheddar, a classic American diner sandwich. Grilling under high heat just until the cheese bubbles and browns at the edges gives a tuna melt its proper diner-style finish.

Total time

15 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

5 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

320gcanned tuna, drained

4 tbspmayonnaise

2 stalkscelery, finely diced

1 tbsplemon juice

1 tspDijon mustard

4 slicessourdough bread, toasted

200gcheddar cheese, sliced

sliced tomatoto serve

Instructions

Mix tuna with mayonnaise, celery, lemon juice and mustard.

Season generously with salt and pepper.

Toast sourdough slices.

Place tomato slices on each toast.

Spoon tuna mixture over tomatoes.

Top with sliced cheddar.

Grill under a hot grill 3-4 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbling.

Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

365

Protein

14.8g

Fat

28g

Carbs

12.3g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

534mg

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