Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)

Name: Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup finely chopped celery; 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 3/4 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

⏱️ Ready in 15 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 5 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 2 views

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.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 5 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 484

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 28.4g 36%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 478mg 21%

Total Carbohydrate 22.1g 8%

Dietary Fiber 2.9g 10%

Total Sugars 3.9g

Protein 34.8g 70%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat the oven broiler.

In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, and vinegar.

Season with salt and pepper.

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.

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