Tuna Melt
This one is for my friend Richard who as it turns out doesn't like tuna !!Anyway this is a really filling, quick, tasty, full of protein and cheap – winner.
Ingredients
- 1 can tuna in water
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 150 grams cheddar cheese grated
- Optional
- 1 small brown onion finely chopped
- 100 grams sweetcorn
Instructions
- First of all get your tuna ready. Empty a can of tuna in a small bowl, add salt and pepper and throw in a very heaped table spoon of mayonnaise. Mix it all up with a fork and you’re done.
- Optionally you can add chopped onions and sweetcorn, this is the time to throw that in too. Mix well.
- Lightly toast some pitta bread in a toaster or under a grill.
- Fork the tuna mixture onto the pitta bread. I normally portion a small ( 160g ) can to a large pitta or half the can for a small pitta so it’s fairly thick layering.
- If you are accompanying with something else like vegetables or making it for the kids just use a thinner layer of tuna.
- Grill it for 10 minutes on medium / high or until brown. remember you are not trying to cook the tuna here, you’re just heating it through.
- Now add a layer of cheese, I like strong cheddar but any will do.
- A sprinkle of mixed herbs such as oregano or just mixed Italian herbs won’t do any harm.
- Grill it again for 10-12 minutes on medium / high or until the cheese is nice and golden.
- That’s it – its going to be piping hot inside so let it cool for 10 minutes before tucking in.
If you have any leftover …
I don’t think you can save the pita bread, it will be to hard the next day, but we can save the tuna.
Tuna Jacket Potato Bake or microwave a jacket potato until soft. Spoon the leftover tuna mixture straight on top. Add a little cheese if you want. The mayo melts into the potato, the tuna stays moist, and it becomes a proper, filling meal — simple and reliable.
Tuna Pasta Bake Mix leftover tuna mixture with cooked pasta and a splash of milk or water to loosen. Add cheese on top and bake until golden. The mayo turns creamy, the tuna blends in, and the sweetcorn/onion add texture — a genuinely good pasta bake.
Tuna Rice Bowl Warm rice, spoon leftover tuna mixture on top, and add a drizzle of yoghurt or mayo if needed. The rice absorbs the tuna mixture, the mayo keeps everything soft, and it becomes a cheap, filling bowl — perfect for students.
Tuna Stuffed Pitta (fresh pitta) Use fresh pitta instead of reheating the old one. Slice open, stuff with leftover tuna mixture, add lettuce or onions if you have them. Eat cold or warm lightly. It’s basically a tuna sandwich pocket.
Tuna Foldover Spread leftover tuna mixture inside a tortilla fold, and pan‑fry until the outside crisps. The inside stays soft, the outside gets golden and crispy.
- Tuna Jacket Potato
- Tuna Pasta Bake
- Tuna Rice Bowl
- Tuna Stuffed Pitta (fresh pitta)
- Tuna Foldover
Tuna Jacket Potato Bake or microwave a jacket potato until soft. Spoon the leftover tuna mixture straight on top. Add a little cheese if you want. The mayo melts into the potato, the tuna stays moist, and it becomes a proper, filling meal — simple and reliable.
Tuna Pasta Bake Mix leftover tuna mixture with cooked pasta and a splash of milk or water to loosen. Add cheese on top and bake until golden. The mayo turns creamy, the tuna blends in, and the sweetcorn/onion add texture — a genuinely good pasta bake.
Tuna Rice Bowl Warm rice, spoon leftover tuna mixture on top, and add a drizzle of yoghurt or mayo if needed. The rice absorbs the tuna mixture, the mayo keeps everything soft, and it becomes a cheap, filling bowl — perfect for students.
Tuna Stuffed Pitta (fresh pitta) Use fresh pitta instead of reheating the old one. Slice open, stuff with leftover tuna mixture, add lettuce or onions if you have them. Eat cold or warm lightly. It’s basically a tuna sandwich pocket.
Tuna Foldover Spread leftover tuna mixture inside a tortilla fold, and pan‑fry until the outside crisps. The inside stays soft, the outside gets golden and crispy.