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Spicy Tuna Melt

Tuna mixed with Greek yogurt, sriracha and jalapeño, layered with mozzarella and toasted in a pan until the cheese melts.

13 min

1 serving

Difficulty 1/5

Lunch · Dinner

Prep 5 min · Cook 8 min

Drained tuna is bound with 0% Greek yogurt and a little light mayonnaise, which keeps the filling creamy without much fat, then spiked with sriracha, mustard, garlic, spring onion, jalapeño, chilli flakes and smoked paprika. It goes onto white bread over sliced mozzarella and is toasted in a dry sprayed pan, with a lid on at the end so the cheese melts rather than just warming.

Per serving

664

kcal / serving

Protein 57 gCarbs 62 gFat 20 g

Ingredients

Written for 1 serving. Change the servings to rescale every amount.

Tuna filling

  • Canned Tuna in Water

    120 grams

  • Greek Yogurt 0%

    50 grams

  • Light Mayonnaise

    25 grams

  • Sriracha / Hot Sauce

    30 grams

  • Mustard

    1 teaspoon (5 grams)

  • Garlic

    9 grams

  • Green Onion / Spring Onion

    3 tablespoons (18 grams)

  • Jalapeño

    0.5 pieces (7 grams)

  • Chilli Flakes

    1 teaspoon (1.8 grams)

  • Smoked Paprika

    1 teaspoon (2.3 grams)

Sandwich

  • White Bread

    90 grams

  • Mozzarella, light

    50 grams

  • Cooking Spray Oil

    2 grams

Steps

  1. Drain the tuna well and flake it into a bowl. Add the Greek yogurt, light mayonnaise, sriracha and mustard, and mix until every flake is coated.

    3 min

  2. Mince the garlic, slice the spring onions and dice half a jalapeño, seeds in or out depending on how hot you want it. Stir them into the tuna with the chilli flakes and the smoked paprika.

    3 min

  3. Lay the sliced mozzarella over one slice of bread, spoon the tuna mixture over it and close the sandwich with the second slice.

    2 min

  4. Spray a pan with cooking oil and set it over medium heat. Toast the sandwich for 3-4 minutes on each side, pressing lightly, until golden brown and crisp.

    7 min

  5. Put a lid on the pan for the last minute so the mozzarella melts all the way through. Cut the sandwich in half and eat it hot.

    1 min

Serving suggestion

Cut it in half straight away so the melted cheese pulls.

Storage

Eat it straight from the pan. The tuna filling on its own keeps 2 days in a closed container in the fridge, so it can be mixed ahead and toasted when wanted.

Notes

The yogurt does most of the binding, so cutting the mayonnaise further barely changes the texture. Any hot sauce works in place of the sriracha, but a thinner one makes the filling runny.

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