Emeril's Kicked-Up Tuna Melts
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Everyday Food, May 2010
- Prep Time 15 minutes
- Total Time 20 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 4 cans (5 ounces each) solid white tuna packed in water, drained
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise, plus more for spreading
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 4 teaspoons capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled between your fingers
- 4 slices crusty bread
- 8 thin slices tomato
- 4 slices provolone
Directions
- Heat broiler, with rack in highest position. In a medium bowl, combine tuna, mayonnaise, onion, capers, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and oregano and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Arrange bread on a baking sheet and spread a little mayonnaise on each slice. Divide tuna salad evenly among slices, then top each with 2 slices tomato and 1 slice cheese. Broil until cheese is golden brown and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes.
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I thought this recipe tasted great. It is a regular for us.
Ingredients don't sound "kicked up". Will try with my own tuna salad plus the cheese & tomato.
If I make this recipe again, and that's a BIG if, I will toast the bread first. It turned to soggy mush under the broiler. Additionally, I found the tuna mix to be fairly bland. Nothing kicked-up about it, IMO.
great recipe! the only thing I changed was that I took out the capers and added chopped celery. yum.
For a dinner-sized serving a whole can would be appropriate per person. At lunchtime you can get away with less. Wonderful recipe!!
That is only 5 ounces of tuna per slice-remember when a can was 7 or even 8 ounces???
manufacturers are screwing us with smaller cans-- they should be made to use standard sizes, like 4, 8 12 or 16 ounces!!
other than that--good recipe--tuna melts are tasty!
I thought the same thing, One whole can of tuna for each one? That can't be correct. This recipe needs a redo.
Is 4 cans of tuna correct for 4 people? So each melt has one whole can of tuna on it?