Tuna Melt Recipe With Spring Onion Confit

Tuna melt with spring onion confit

Name: Tuna melt with spring onion confit
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 bunch spring onions; 1 bay leaf; butter; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 200g posh tuna in oil drained; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp nonpareille capers; 1/3 stick celery very finely chopped; 1 lemon zested and ½ juiced; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 2-4 muffins halved; 4 slices strong cheddar

Published: March 9, 2016 at 10:47 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

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This may take a little longer than your average tuna melt but there's a good reason. Gently baking the spring onion concentrates their natural sweetness, taking the tuna melt to another level

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 bunch spring onions
1 bay leaf
butter
1 tbsp cider vinegar
200g posh tuna in oil

drained
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp nonpareille capers
1/3 stick celery

very finely chopped
1 lemon

zested and ½ juiced
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2-4 muffins

halved
4 slices strong cheddar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal367
fat24.6g
saturates7g
carbs16.7g
fibre1.5g
protein18.8g
salt1.4g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Clean and trim the spring onions and cut into 4cm lengths. Put them on a sheet of foil and fold the sides up around them to make a container leaving enough at one side to fold over the top. Add the bay leaf, a large knob of butter, the vinegar and a splash of water, fold over and seal the parcel. Cook for 30 minutes or until the spring onions are completely tender.
step 2

Heat the grill. Mix the tuna with the mayo, capers and the celery. Use the lemon zest, juice and mustard along with salt and pepper to season the mix. Toast the muffin halves then divide the tuna mix between them, add the spring onions followed by a slice of cheese and grill until the cheese has melted, then add the muffin tops or leave open if you like.

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