Tuna Melts with Avocado

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Photo: John Autry; Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine
Hands-on Time
11 Mins
Total Time
14 Mins
Yield
4 servings
By Julianna Grimes
June 2011
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

You can serve these with carrot and celery sticks and a bit of light ranch dressing on the side for dipping.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced shallots
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (6-ounce) can solid white tuna in water, drained and flaked
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 2 (6-ounce) pieces French bread, halved lengthwise and toasted

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 455
  • Fat 19.7g
  • Satfat 3.9g
  • Monofat 10.6g
  • Polyfat 1.7g
  • Protein 20.1g
  • Carbohydrate 49.7g
  • Fiber 5.3g
  • Cholesterol 26mg
  • Iron 3mg
  • Sodium 860mg
  • Calcium 140mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat broiler to high.

Step 2

Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well to coat. Place juice in a small bowl. Peel, seed, and chop avocado. Add avocado to juice; toss. Add avocado mixture and tomatoes to tuna mixture; toss well to combine. Sprinkle cheese evenly over cut sides of bread, and broil for 3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Place 1 bread slice, cheese side up, on each of 4 plates, and divide tuna mixture evenly among bread slices.

Step 3

Sustainable Choice: Solid white tuna is albacore, the most sustainable choice among varieties of tuna.

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Ratings & Reviews

krspie188's Review

krspie188
March 04, 2014
So tasty, simple, and fast to put together! The shallots and dijon mustard paired with the avocado is delicious and the portion size is very filling. I will definitely be making this a staple in my house, served with a small salad on the side.

mmaddox01's Review

WMphillips
January 21, 2012
The whole family loved it!

valthepal6's Review

mmaddox01
July 15, 2011
Great, but I think it was more like two servings, not four.

tsimpkins's Review

steponme
January 24, 2012
Made this for my mom for dinner and it was and absolutely delish light but filling dinner

weirdlywired's Review

valthepal6
June 05, 2014
We've made this many times, and as we have found with most CL recipes, adjustments were needed. So that we have some for lunches the next day, we double the oil and avocado, and then triple everything else. We don't use cherry tomatoes, instead we slice a couple of big ones and top the tuna mixture with them, and then add the cheese. A few minutes under the broiler (skipping the shredded cheese on the bread) and it is tuna melt perfection!

rayraex's Review

daneanp
July 29, 2014
Great recipe and husband approved! I doubled all of the ingredients so that the sandwiches could be a little fuller and there would be extra for leftovers. Helpful tip: If you pull out some of the inside of the bread, you can save on calories .

steponme's Review

BrendaLRGale
March 18, 2012
This was so good. Would make a nice light lunch for guest.

fairydragonstar's Review

jenniferkatie
June 04, 2011
This was the best and even my DH who is picky loved it...and it was simple and light to make

creamcheese's Review

ahauldri
October 15, 2012
Agreed, this was fabulous. Used my home-made whole wheat rolls, regular tomato, and sliced instead of shredded cheese. Also cut oil to 1 T. A little tabasco on top after broiling and DELISH!

ahauldri's Review

JenGutz
April 10, 2013
I was amazed at the flavors that came together when I made this recipe for dinner tonight, I wanted to try something healthy and light this was awesome and now will be added to my own favorites section in my cook book binder. Instead of Swiss I used Boars Head Sharp Cheddar.