Italian Tuna Salad Melts Recipes

ITALIAN-STYLE TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper together for the dressing.
• Mix bread, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, tuna, olives, and capers together gently. Pour dressing on top and serve.

TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, combine sweet onion, drained tuna, mozzarella, and mayonnaise. Mix thoroughly.
• Spread tuna mixture on slices of French bread to form a sandwich. Place sandwiches on a cookie sheet.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.

ITALIAN-AMERICAN STYLE TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• In a large bowl, combine the anchovy paste with extra-virgin olive oil. Add the olives, onions, celery, tuna, lemon juice and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine. Lightly butter each side of the rolls, and toast on each side under the broiler. Fill the rolls with the tuna salad and top with cheese. Arrange on a sheet pan and broil until the cheese melts. Transfer to serving plates and serve.

TUNA EGG SALAD MELTS

Steps:

• Heat the broiler to high and line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Add the tuna, chopped eggs, celery, dill pickles, pickled jalapeños and scallions to a mixing bowl. Mix to incorporate and to break up any large chunks of tuna. Set aside.
• Add the mayonnaise, mustard and smoked paprika to a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the tuna mixture and use a rubber spatula to mix until evenly combined. Season to taste.
• Arrange the bread on the foil-lined baking sheet. Divide the tuna mixture evenly among the slices of bread. Top the tuna with a few slices of tomato. Sprinkle the tomato with salt and pepper. Top the tomatoes with the pepper jack cheese.
• Transfer the baking sheet to the broiler and broil until the cheese is bubbling and melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer the sandwiches to a cutting board, then slice in half and serve immediately.

LOW CAL ITALIAN TUNA AND VEGGIE MELT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400* F.
• In a small bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Spread the tuna mixture onto the bread slices, and top with tomatoes and cheese of choice. Sprinkle with more black pepper, to taste.
• Place the sandwiches on a cookie sheet, and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until toasted.

PESTO TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Place bread on an ungreased baking sheet. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and broil 2 minutes longer or until golden brown. , Combine pesto and mayonnaise; spread over toasted bread. Top with tomato, tuna, pepper and cheese. Broil for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high and position a rack 5 to 6 inches from the heat source. Place the minced garlic in a medium bowl and combine with the lemon juice and zest and the thyme.
• Whisk in the olive oil.
• Add the tuna and flake it with a fork, mixing it with the dressing.
• Add the chopped artichokes along with the onion, celery and baby spinach.
• Toss the salad to combine and season with salt and lots of pepper.
• Place the English muffins on a rimmed baking sheet and toast under the broiler.
• When golden, remove the baking sheet and top each half with a slice of tomato.
• Using an ice cream scoop, make a mound of the tuna and pile 1 mound on top of each of the 8 tomato slices.
• Top the tuna with a slice of provolone cheese and return to the oven to melt the cheese.