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Gruyère Tuna Melt

Tuna New Year's Eve Hangover Cure Fish Garlic Dinner Sub / Sandwich Weeknight Dinner Cheese Comfort Food Easy
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Tuna New Year's Eve Hangover Cure Fish Garlic Dinner Sub / Sandwich Weeknight Dinner Cheese Comfort Food Easy
4 sandwiches Easy
Total:
6 Ratings 

Ingredients (7)

  • 1 medium garlic clove, peeled
  • 8 (1/2-inch) slices good-quality sourdough bread
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Grown-Up Tuna Salad
  • 4 ounces finely grated Gruyère cheese
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Nutritional Information
  • Calories527
  • Fat19.04g
  • Saturated fat6.98g
  • Trans fat0.01g
  • Carbs67.07g
  • Fiber2.96g
  • Sugar6.03g
  • Protein22.31g
  • Cholesterol31.18mg
  • Sodium973.34mg
  • Nutritional Analysis per serving (4 servings) Powered by

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Gruyère Tuna Melt

The tuna melt is a diner classic, but we decided to take it to the next level by combining our Grown-Up Tuna Salad with Gruyère cheese and garlic toast.

What to buy:
Be sure to use a good-quality cheese for this recipe. Avoid buying the pre-grated kind: It won’t give much flavor. If you don’t like Gruyère, an aged cheddar is a good substitute.

This recipe was featured as part of our Most Delicious Sandwiches photo gallery.

by Aida Mollenkamp

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How to Pick Tuna
Tuna is an expensive investment for dinner, so it's important to pick a cut that's both fresh and delicious. If steaks have been pre-cut, look for flesh that is moist, translucent, and shiny. Though color can vary, most types of tuna will possess a deep red or pink. Avoid grey or brown meat at all costs and ask your fishmonger to cut directly from an entire filet, if possible.
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If your tuna is cut into steaks or filets, they can be patted dry, wrapped, and stacked in plastic wrap. Tuna has one of the shortest shelf lives among fish, so it should typically be consumed within 24 hours of purchasing.
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How to Freeze Tuna
Tuna is effectively frozen as an ice block. Place an individual steak or filet into a zip-top plastic bag, fill with water, and squeeze out the remaining air. The tuna can remain frozen in the ice block for up to three months. Note: most grocery store tuna has been previously frozen. If this is the case, you do not want to refreeze it.
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The best way to store fish is over ice. Remove the fish from its original packaging, rinse under cold water, and dry with paper towels. Set fish on a cooling rack and place inside a container filled with crushed ice. The ice should reach just beneath the fish, but shouldn’t touch it. Cover the container, rack, and fish with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place in the fridge. If the fish is stored longer than 24 hours, be sure to swap out the melted ice with a new batch. Ideally, any fresh fish should not be stored for more than two days.
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Some fish can be frozen for up to year (with three months as the standard), but its freshness depends entirely on its exposure to air. To limit this from taking place, you should first clean the fish, wrap it in aluminum foil or freezer paper, and place it in a freezer bag. Press down on the bag before closing to eliminate any excess air.
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Instructions

  1. 1Rub the garlic clove on both sides of the bread slices, brush one side of each bread slice with olive oil, and season well with salt and pepper.
  2. 2Heat a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, top 4 of the bread slices with 1/2 cup each of the tuna salad. Top the tuna salad with an ounce of the grated cheese and close the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices.
  3. 3Place the sandwiches in the heated pan and cook until the bread is golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 to 8 minutes per side.

Beverage pairing: Trumer Pils, California. A beer is always a good match with a tuna melt, and this one has just a touch of hoppy florality to make things interesting. It also has a lot of malty semisweetness that will go wonderfully with the nutty Gruyère.

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