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Classic Tuna Melt

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Classic Tuna Melt

An American diner open-face tuna melt made with tuna, mayo, celery and red onion, piled onto toasted sourdough and grilled with melted cheddar.

Total time
15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American

Ingredients

2 tinstuna in water, drained
3 tbspmayonnaise
2 stalkscelery, finely diced
1/2small red onion, finely diced
1 tbsplemon juice
salt and pepperto taste
4 thick slicessourdough bread
4 slicescheddar or provolone

Instructions

1

Mix tuna, mayo, celery, onion and lemon juice. Season.

2

Toast bread.

3

Pile tuna mixture on each slice.

4

Top with cheese.

5

Grill until cheese is melted and golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
143
Protein
2.3g
Fat
8.7g
Carbs
12.8g
Fiber
1.1g
Sodium
187mg

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