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Tuna melt

4 Recipe - persons
Recipe - time: 15 minutes
Recipe - difficulty

Recipe - ingredients

2 tins of skipjack tuna in oil à 6 oz (drained)
1 red onion, chopped
1 tbsp. flat parsley, coarsely chopped
3 tbsp mayonnaise
8 slices of thick, rustic bread
1 oz butter
4 slices of cheddar cheese
salt and pepper

Recipe - how do you make it

This quick and easy to make tuna melt is some real American finger food. The crispy baked bread combined with the creamy tuna melt is a delicious combination! (Picture: © Saskia Lilyfield)

Recipe - steps

1 Mix the tuna, red onion, parsley and mayonnaise in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
2 Spread four slices of bread with butter and turn around. Cover the sandwiches with the tuna mix and the cheddar cheese and place the other slices of bread on top.
3 Bake the sandwiches in a frying pan without butter on medium heat until the bread is crispy, and the cheese melted.
4 Cut the tuna melt diagonally and serve immediately.

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