Tuna Melt Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

A little fine tuning and one secret ingredient-fried capers-sets this tuna melt apart from others. Make sure to keep the tuna melt under the broiler long enough for the cheese to get slightly browned and crispy on top. Crispy capers are simply capers quickly fried in olive oil. They have a slightly crispy texture and addictive salty flavor. Crispy capers are also delicious tossed into pasta and served over pork chops. Capers are the flower bud on a bush native to the mediterranean. The buds are sun-dried then pickled in vinegar brine. Capers are usually quite small, but stemmed caperberries are as large as an olive. It is often recommended that capers are rinsed before eating because they are so salty.

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Ingredients for Tuna Melt Recipe

  • 1.25 ounce 2 cans of tuna
  • 0.06 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1.25 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Divided
  • 1/4 tablespoon Caper juice
  • 3/4 tablespoon Red Onion, Finely Chopped
  • 3/4 tablespoon Celery, Finely Chopped
  • 0.06 cup Parsley or dill, finely chopped
  • 3/4 tablespoon Capers, Rinsed And Drained
  • 1 Slices Bread
Nutrition
value
372
calories per serving
27 g Fat21 g Protein13 g Carbs3 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    27g
  • Protein
    21g
  • Carbs
    13g
  • Fiber
    3g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    13g
  • Protein
    21g
  • Fiber
    3g

Fats

  • Fat
    27g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    427mg
  • Iron
    3mg
  • Vitamin A
    123mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    2mg
  • Vitamin B6
    24mg
  • Vitamin B9
    551mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    6mg
  • Vitamin E
    3mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    64mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    325mg
  • Selenium
    23mcg
  • Zinc
    2mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats