Name: Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tuna, drained - 2 (5 ounce) cans; Mayonnaise - ¼ cup; Finely chopped celery - ¼ cup; Finely chopped onion - 1 ½ tablespoons; Chopped parsley - 1 tablespoon; Red wine vinegar - ¾ teaspoon; Salt - 1 pinch; Freshly ground black pepper - 1 pinch; Seedless rye bread - 4 slices; Ripe tomato - 8 slices; Swiss cheese - 8 slices; Paprika, for garnish - 8 slices

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Ingredients for - Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)

1. Tuna, drained - 2 (5 ounce) cans

2. Mayonnaise - ¼ cup

3. Finely chopped celery - ¼ cup

4. Finely chopped onion - 1 ½ tablespoons

5. Chopped parsley - 1 tablespoon

6. Red wine vinegar - ¾ teaspoon

7. Salt - 1 pinch

8. Freshly ground black pepper - 1 pinch

9. Seedless rye bread - 4 slices

10. Ripe tomato - 8 slices

11. Swiss cheese - 8 slices

12. Paprika, for garnish - 8 slices

How to cook deliciously - Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)

1. Stage

Preheat the oven broiler.

2. Stage

In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Stage

Place the rye bread slices on a baking sheet, and broil 1 minute in the preheated oven, until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and spread with the tuna salad. Place 1 cheese slice over the tuna salad on each piece of bread, layer with a tomato slice, and top with remaining cheese slices.

4. Stage

Return layered bread to the preheated oven, and broil 3 to 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.