Italian Tuna Melts

Name: Italian Tuna Melts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 melts
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, chopped; salt; 1 lemon, juice and zest of; 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna; 1 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts, chopped; 1/2 red onion, finely chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 2 cups arugula or 2 cups Baby Spinach; fresh pepper; 4 English muffins, split; 1 large tomatoes (8 slices); 8 slices provolone cheese

Submitted by gregory schulte

"i am not sure where i got this. i think it was racheal rays magazine."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 8 melts

ingredients

1 garlic clove, chopped
salt
1 lemon, juice and zest of
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
¹⁄₃ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna
1 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts, chopped
¹⁄₂ red onion, finely chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 cups arugula or 2 cups Baby Spinach
fresh pepper
4 English muffins, split
1 large tomatoes (8 slices)
8 slices provolone cheese

directions

turn the broiler to high.
mash garlic and salt into a paste.
in a medium bowl combine paste with lemon juice, zest and thyme.
whisk in olive oil.
add tuna and flake with a fork.
add artichoke, onion, celery, and arugula toss.
add salt and pepper to taste.
toast muffins in broiler remove when golden.
stack tomato then tuna mixture then provolone.
return to broiler to melt cheese.
enjoy.

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Reviews

Good stuff! Dresses up boring canned tuna and sneaks in a lot of veggies. Loved the artichokes & spinach. The thyme makes it taste fresh (we only used 1 tablespoon and it was plenty).

BerrySweet