Grammy's Kitchen · Tuna Melt · Ultimate Tuna Melt
One of 18 tuna melt recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #3 of 18 for melt quality among the tuna melt recipes we compared. 13 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 18.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 17% | 39% |
| aromatics | 6% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 4% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 16 ounces tuna fish, (drained) |
| 55 g | 1/4 cup mayonnaise |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup celery, (finely chopped) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup red onion, (finely chopped) |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon dijon mustard |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons parsley, (chopped) |
| salt and pepper, (to taste) | |
| 640 g | 16 slices bread |
| 8 slices cheddar cheese, (more if you want a layer on the bottom) | |
| tomato, (sliced) | |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter, (softened) |
Method: 4 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I am upset! You have RUINED Tuna Melt Sandwiches for me, forever! No others will live up to this one. All my life, Tuna Melts have been a heavy sandwich, a hearty alternative to grilled cheese. Your Tuna Melt is lighter... refreshing, excellent. My wife and I ” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is a fantastic recipe! I lead a virtual cooking class with some of my students and they loved it. Couple of things...I used sourdough bread, yellow mustard instead of Dijon and added diced dill pickles. I also put some smashed avocado in the sandwich afte” — a cook, 5.0★