New-school Tuna Melts

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup beans, rinsed and drained if canned
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (may use up to 4 tbsp)
• 6 ounces tuna, drained
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup kalamata olive, finely chopped and pitted
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil (or a combination, chopped) or 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley (or a combination, chopped)
• salt
• pepper
• 4 slices bread (thick, grainy)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded) or 1 cup gouda cheese (shredded)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine the beans, garlic, a drizzle of oil, and lemon juice, and roughly mash with a fork.
• 2 flake in the tuna, then stir in the celery, olives, basil and/or parsley, and salt and pepper.
• 3 toast the bread and place on a baking sheet.
• 4 top each slice with the bean mixture, spreading it to the edges.
• 5 scatter with the grated cheese.
• 6 broil for a few minutes, just until the cheese melts.