Kicked-up Tuna Melt

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces boneless skinless fresh tuna, poached
• 1/3 cup minced red onion
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise, plus
• extra homemade mayonnaise, for spreading on sandwiches
• 6 -12 slices sourdough bread or 6 -12 slices other bread
• 6 slices ripe tomatoes, lightly salted (1/4-inch)
• 6 slices muenster cheese (1-ounce each)
• 2 avocados, thinly sliced
• crispy potato chips, for garnish
• dill pickle spear, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 crumble the poached tuna into a meduim mixing bowl.
• 3 add the onions, eggs, garlic, and capers.
• 4 mix throughly.
• 5 season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• 6 stir in enough mayonnaise to moisten the salad, about 1/2 cup or according to preference.
• 7 spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise over 6 slices of bread.
• 8 top each slice with a generous 1/3 cup of the tuna mixture.
• 9 tope each tuna salad with a tomato slice and a slice of cheese.
• 10 place cheese side up on a baking sheet and bake for 3 to 4 minutes or just until the cheese is melted.
• 11 top each sandwich with 3 to 4 lightly salted avocado slices and serve open-faced or top whith the remaining pieces of bread.
• 12 cut sandwiches in half diagonally and serve with crispy potato chips and dill pickle spears.