Tuna Melts

When I was a teenager, my mom and I went over to a nice lady's house for reasons I can't remember. Maybe she wanted to visit with us. Maybe she was doing our colors. Maybe she was showing us some photographs or a newly decorated bedroom in her house, or maybe she had some Tupperware on display. I can't remember. I've had babies since then.

One thing I do remember is that she served us lovely little tuna melts on English muffins. And they were so, so, so, so good. I think I asked for seconds, and then thirds. And then my mom pinched my leg under the table and discretely mouthed the word "No."

I made some of the little tuna melts myself a few days ago. I wanted to remember.

I needed to remember.

 

 

Dice up a red onion really finely.

Not finally. Finely.

 

 

 

Do the same with some red bell pepper…

 

 

 

And a jalapeno. I add jalapenos to weird things. It's a problem I have.

 

 

 

You'll also need some sweet gerkins.

 

 

 

Grab a few…

 

 

 

And slice 'em up.

 

 

 

Finally, chop up some hard boiled eggs.

 

 

 

Grab some tuna–whatever kind makes your skirt fly up.

 

 

 

Throw it into a bowl…

 

 

 

And add all the other delights.

 

 

 

Plop some mayonnaise on top.

 

 

 

Add some plenty of salt and pepper…

 

 

 

And how about a little Dijon?

I also splash in some juice from the pickle jar.

Yum. Flavor. Good.

 

 

Line up some English muffins on a cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 375.

 

 

 

With a scoop or spoon, plop some salad on each of the muffin halves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flatten/spread out the mixture, then pop the pan into the oven for about 8 minutes, just to start warming up the tuna salad.

 

 

 

Pull the pan out of the oven and crank up the broiler.

 

 

 

And lay a slice of cheese on the top of each muffin.

 

 

 

Broil 'em until the cheese is melted and bubbly, then serve 'em up with some chips or fruit.

 

 

 

Mmm. That right there is what it's all about.

 

 

 

Here's the printable recipe:

Tuna Melts – Printable Recipe

Enjoy!