Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Sandwich Recipes. (Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style) Recipe). If you order a tuna melt in a New Jersey diner, you'll get something very similar to this! My method of topping the tuna salad with cheese FIRST, then tomato and more cheese, keeps the toppings from sliding off the bread.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style) Recipe

Ingredients

2 (5 ounce) cans tuna

drained

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup finely chopped celery

1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped onion

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

¾ teaspoon red wine vinegar

1 pinch salt

1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

4 slices seedless rye bread

8 slices ripe tomato

8 slices Swiss cheese

paprika

for garnish

Chef John's Sloppy Joes

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven broiler.

Step 2

In a bowl mix the tuna mayonnaise celery onion parsley and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Place the rye bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 1 minute in the preheated oven until lightly toasted. Remove from heat and spread with the tuna salad. Place 1 cheese slice over the tuna salad on each piece of bread layer with a tomato slice and top with remaining cheese slices.

Step 4

Return layered bread to the preheated oven and broil 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is melted.

Nutritional Information

Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 484.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 34.8g 70%

Carbohydrates: 22.1g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 2.9g 12%

Sugars: 3.9g

Fat: 28.4g 44%

Saturated Fat: 12.1g 61%

Cholesterol: 76.3mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 1242.8IU 25%

Niacin Equivalents: 16.9mg 130%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 27%

Vitamin C: 9mg 15%

Folate: 55.1mcg 14%

Calcium: 492mg 49%

Iron: 2.4mg 13%

Magnesium: 60.1mg 22%

Potassium: 416.5mg 12%

Sodium: 478.2mg 19%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 21%

Calories From Fat: 255.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.