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
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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.
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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.
My boyfriend and I LOVE this recipe. When we can we use fresh french bread from our local bakery. Also, we use our small toaster oven instead of the broiler and they come out nice and toasty.
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?