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Ultimate Tuna Melt

This tuna melt is soon to be one of your favorite sandwiches yet.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Breakfast, brunch, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheese, melt, sandwich, tuna

Ingredients

  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 can tuna
  • ⅓ cup mayo
  • ½ shallot
  • ½ stalk celery
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2 slices Italian bread
  • 3 slices monterey jack cheese
  • garlic butter

Instructions

  • Thinly slice your onion.
    1 large yellow onion
  • Heat up a pot over medium heat then add butter.
    1 tbsp butter
  • Add your thinly sliced onions and continue stirring until caramelized. This will take roughly 30-40 minutes over med-low heat and if it starts to burn you can add a splash of water to deglaze the pan.
  • Give your shallot and celery a really fine dice.
    ½ shallot, ½ stalk celery
  • Drain your can of tuna and place into a bowl.
    1 can tuna
  • Mix in mayo, celery, shallots, lemon juice, and black pepper
    ⅓ cup mayo, ½ shallot, 1 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ stalk celery
  • Place your slices of cheese on top of the bread.
    2 slices Italian bread, 3 slices monterey jack cheese
  • Add tuna, top with caramelized onions, and cover with top bun.
  • Spread garlic butter on both sides of the bread then air fry at 400F for 10 minutes flipping halfway through.
    garlic butter