Swiss Tuna melt. We like Swiss tuna melts served with homemade vegetable soup. You'll love the crunch that celery gives to the creamy tuna filling.—Karen Owen, Rising Sun, Indiana. This Tuna Melt from Delish.com goes out to all the canned-fish lovers.

In a bowl, combine the tuna, Swiss cheese, green onion and celery. I cut this recipe back for a light lunch, really pleased to find this is a delicious and easy to make Tuna Melt. Open Faced Tuna Melt is the ultimate sandwich for all you tuna lovers! You can have Swiss Tuna melt using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Swiss Tuna melt

You need 1 can of tuna (6 oz chunk in water).
Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of light mayonaise.
You need 1/2 tsp of sweet pickle relish.
You need 2 slice of swiss cheese.
It's 2 slice of low calorie whole wheat bread.
You need 1 tbsp of light margerine.

Serving them open faced is an easy way to make them healthier Use another cheese like Swiss or gouda in place of the cheddar. Make sure to keep the tuna melt under the broiler long enough for the cheese to get slightly browned and crispy on top. Crispy capers are simply capers quickly fried in olive oil. A tuna melt is a satisfying hot sandwich commonly available at restaurants.

Swiss Tuna melt step by step

Completely drain (press) tuna and flake..
Place tuna, mayonaise and relish in bowl. Thoroughly mix..
Lightly toast bread..
Place enough Swiss cheese to thinly cover one slice of bread..
Add the entire tuna mixture (this isn't a skimpy melt) to the bread slice. Pack it on..
Place enough Swiss cheese on the second slice of bread to thinly cover. Place on tuna mix so the tuna is between cheese slices..
Use enough margerine to lightly butter the top slice of bread. Place buttered side down in hot skillet..
While first side is browning, use remaining margerine to butter the second slice of bread. Flip and brown until the bread is done and the cheese has melted on both sides..
Serve with soup or salad..

Rye bread and swiss makes for a delicious alternative. Parmesan and crusty Italian bread are likewise a good combination. I remember my mother making a different version of this. it had diced onion & green pepper and was made with condensed mushroom soup instead of the. Tuna melt sandwich makes a perfect lunch or breakfast. Besides being one of the best tuna sandwiches Any brand of Swiss cheese will do.