Tuna Melt

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 18.

	this recipe	typical
fat	58%	39%
aromatics	5%	12%
vegetables and beans	178%	19%

Where it stands out

• #3 of 18 for melt quality
• #16 of 18 for juiciness

Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

567 g	4 (5-ounce) cans tuna packed in water (drained, or 4 (2.6 oz) packets (see note 1))
220 g	1 cup mayonnaise (or less to taste (see note 2))
34 g	1/3 cup celery (finely chopped (about 1 rib))
20 g	2 tablespoons red onion (minced, about 2 small slices)
	2 tablespoon sweet pickle relish ((see note 3))
15 g	1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 g	1 clove garlic (minced)
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
57 g	4 tablespoons butter (softened, or more to taste (see note 4))
480 g	12 slices high-quality sandwich bread (or other sturdy bread)
822 g	2 large tomatoes (thinly sliced)
	6 slices cheddar cheese (or other cheese (see note 5))

Method: 4 steps, published by www.culinaryhill.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.