Tuna Melt

I am a huge lover of sandwiches. One of my favorites which I originally learned how to make when I worked in the Nordstrom's cafe is the tuna melt. To me tuna should be simple with a little texture in it. In my tuna salad I like Albacore chunk tuna, chopped celery, chopped pickle, chopped scallions or red onion and salt and pepper. However, if you don't have all of these things in your fridge the most important is the onion. If I don't have the onion I don't even bother making the sandwich. If you add pickle don't add salt. All of them together make for a delish tuna salad. I don't like a lot of mayo in mine because I think it makes the sandwich to soggy. I add on top sharp cheddar cheese and as you can see I am not stingy with it. I Broil it for about 1 1/2 minutes with the top bun buttered and toasty. My favorite bun for this sandwich is the brioche. Not everyone can find brioche rolls and they can be quite expensive. My second favorite is hamburger bun with sesame seeds. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Ingredients

I can albacore tuna

2 tbs red onion diced

2 tbs mayo

2 tbs diced celery

salt and pepper

2 slices sharp cheddar cheese

1 brioche bun

Directions

Drain tuna and then add to a small bowl. In this bowl mix in red onion, mayo, diced celery, and salt and pepper. Add two large spoon fulls to the bottom of your bun. Cover with cheddar cheese so that you barely see the tuna. Butter the top bun and broil for 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn. Nothing worse than a burnt bun and lets face it these buns are not cheap.