Kicked Up Tuna Melt

Recipe Ingredients

4		Water-packed solid white tuna - (6 oz ea) - drained
1/2 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Kalamata olives - pitted and minced
		= (or other brine-cured black olives)
1/4 cup	59ml	Mayonnaise - plus
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mayonnaise - plus
		More for spreading
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Finely-chopped red onion
1 tablespoon	15ml	Capers - plus
1 teaspoon	5ml	Capers - drained
1 tablespoon	15ml	Freshly-ground black pepper - plus
1 teaspoon	5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
4		Rustic white bread
		= (or other dense white bread)
2		Tomatoes - sliced (medium)
		= (or 8 tomato slices)
4 oz	113g	Provolone cheese - thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the broiler and position the oven rack about 6 inches from the broiler.

Combine the tuna, olives, mayonnaise, red onion, capers, black pepper, lemon juice, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir until well mixed.

Arrange the bread slices on a work surface. Lightly spread each slice of bread with additional mayonnaise and top with 2 tomato slices each. Divide the tuna salad evenly among the 4 bread slices over the tomatoes. Top the tuna salad with slices of provolone.

Place sandwiches on a sheet tray and place under broiler. Cook until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 5 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 sandwiches.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EE-2E09) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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