Grammy's Kitchen · Tuna Melt · Tuna Melt
One of 18 tuna melt recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #1 of 18 for juiciness among the tuna melt recipes we compared. 54 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 18.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 46% | 39% |
| aromatics | 12% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 340 g | 12 ounces canned albacore white tuna, packed in water (, drained) |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup mayonnaise (, more to taste (or substitute half mayo, half plain Greek yogurt)) |
| 20 g | 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice |
| pinch Dried oregano | |
| salt and pepper (, to taste) | |
| 160 g | 4 slices thick cut white sandwich bread |
| 4 slices cheese (, cheddar, provolone, swiss, or your fav kind) | |
| sliced avocado (, optional) | |
| sliced tomato (, optional) |
Method: 3 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I’m so glad to finally find a tuna melt recipe that closely mimics my favorite diner’s that recently closed. I’m a little confused with the number of servings vs the nutritional information provided. It seems the nutritional info does not update regardless how” — a cook, 5.0★
“I'm so glad you posted / updated this recipe! It's so good, and close to the way I've made them since childhood. (I also add garlic powder, chili powder and diced kosher dill pickle. 🙌🏾 ) There are so many variations, but once I tried this one, I never went ba” — a cook, 5.0★