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Tuna Melt with Egg

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Tuna Melt with Egg

Ingredients

  • (5 ounce) can swater-packed tuna, drained
  • cup mayonnaise
  • large hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • large ripe olives, slice d
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
  • teaspoon sDijon mustard (such as Grey Poupon)
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • slice ssourdough bread
  • slice sSwiss cheese

Instructions

  1. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. Combine tuna, mayonnaise, hard boiled eggs, olives, celery, green onions, carrots, and mustard in a bowl until well mixed.
  3. Brush melted butter on one side of each bread slice. Top 6 unbuttered sides bread slices each with 1 cheese slice, 1/6 tuna salad, and 1 more cheese slice; top each with 1 remaining bread slice, buttered sides up. Transfer sandwiches to the prepared baking sheet.
  4. Broil in the preheated oven until bread toasted and cheese melts, 3 to 5 minutes.

Tips

Once in a while I'll use wheat pita instead of sourdough bread. You can cook these sandwiches on a grill, if desired.