Hold The Mayo Tuna Melts With Fennel And Onions Recipes

TUNA MELT

Steps:

• Combine ½ medium onion, thinly sliced, and 1 cup seasoned rice vinegar in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Gently mix two 5-oz. cans tuna packed in olive oil, drained, ¼ cup mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp. chopped celery, and 1 Tbsp. chopped pickles in a medium bowl until just combined. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Heat a dry large cast-iron skillet over medium-low. Spread mayonnaise over 1 side of 2 slices sourdough bread. Place bread, mayo side down, in skillet; top 1 bread slice with 2 slices sharp cheddar. Cover with a lid and cook until bread is golden brown underneath and cheese is melted, about 4 minutes. (The cheese should form a crispy skirt around the bread.)
• Uncover skillet and top bread with melted cheddar with one fourth of tuna salad, then some drained reserved pickled onion. Close up sandwich and gently press down on sandwich with a spatula. Transfer to a cutting board and slice in half on a diagonal. Repeat cooking process 3 more times with more mayonnaise and remaining tuna salad, pickled onion, 6 slices sourdough bread, and 6 slices sharp cheddar to make 3 more sandwiches.
• Serve sandwiches on plates with dill pickle spears if desired.

HOLD-THE-MAYO TUNA MELTS WITH FENNEL AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place garlic and the juice of one lemon in a bowl and whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil; season with plenty of pepper.
• Heat the remaining olive oil over medium high heat; add sliced onion and fennel cook until tender crisp, about 6 to 7 minutes, season with pepper.
• Add tuna to the dressing, then combine with chopped onion, capers, olives, parsley, and fennel fronds, tossing to combine.
• Divide tuna mixture among the bread slices, then top with the fennel and onion mixture; top with the cheese, then bake in oven until the bread is toasted, the tuna warm, and the cheese melted and slightly browned, about 15 minutes.