The Seared Tuna Melt Grilled Cheese
The classic tuna melt gets a gourmet twist in this grilled cheese, stepping outside of the can with seared tuna steak.
Ingredients
- 2 slices of french bread
- 1 tuna steak
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup dill pickle chopped
- 1/4 of a celery stalk chopped
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp of mayonnaise
- 2-3 sprigs of fresh dill
Instructions
- Get a pan on medium-high heat.
- Drizzle your tuna steak with olive oil, salt & pepper to taste.
- Once pan is heated, sear tuna for about one and a half minutes on each side.
- Remove tuna, turn heat to medium-low.
- Butter the outside of each slice of bread.
- On bottom slice, spread about a tablespoon of mayo.
- Place gruyere cheese, dill pickle, celery, green onion, and fresh dill.
- Place sliced tuna on top along with more fresh dill and cheddar cheese.
- Spread about a tablespoon of mayo on inside of top slice.
- Form sandwich.
- Place your sandwich in the pan, cover with lid, and turn to medium heat.
- Fry until golden brown on each side.