Grammy's Kitchen · Tuna Melt · Tuna Melt
One of 18 tuna melt recipes we measured
from thecozycook.com
It ranks #3 of 18 for melt quality among the tuna melt recipes we compared. 4 cooks on thecozycook.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 | 66% | 39% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 8% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 17% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 284 g | 2 (5-oz.) cans albacore tuna |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery (diced) |
| 20 g | 2 tablespoons white onions (minced (can sub yellow onion)) |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup mayo (can sub Greek yogurt) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon relish (dill or sweet) |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon lemon juice |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon yellow mustard |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon EACH: salt, garlic powder, dry dill weed, freshly cracked pepper |
| 240 g | 6 slices bread |
| 85 g | 6 tablespoons butter |
| 6 slices cheddar cheese (or American) |
Method: 7 steps, published by thecozycook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have to thank you for the millionth time for making my husband a happy man lol!!! He is a connoisseur of tuna melts and declared this one the best he has ever had! I did sub chopped pickles for the celery and onion powder instead of fresh onions just for per” — a cook, 5.0★
“Best tuna melt I have ever had hands-down! I especially like the way you doctor up the tuna. I can't wait to have it in a cold sandwich tomorrow for work.” — a cook, 5.0★