Best Tuna Melt (New Jersey Diner Style)

The best tuna melt (New Jersey diner style) recipe uses canned tuna, red wine vinegar, rye bread, and Swiss cheese, which keeps the toppings in place.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 484 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
• 8 slices ripe tomato
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• paprika, for garnish
• 4 slices seedless rye bread
• 0.25 cup finely chopped celery
• 0.25 cup mayonnaise
• 1.5 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 0.75 teaspoon red wine vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 2

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

Step 3

Combine tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, and vinegar in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.

Step 4

Place bread on a baking sheet; broil in the preheated oven until lightly toasted, 1 minute. Remove from oven; keep broiler on.

Step 5

Divide tuna salad among bread slices; place 1 cheese slice on top of each. Layer each with 2 tomato slices; top each with 1 cheese slice.