the Breville Test Kitchen

Tuna Melt Club Sandwich

Name: Tuna Melt Club Sandwich
Cook time: 1800 s
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 12 slices white bread; 60 g butter - at room temperature, to spread; 200 g fontina cheese - finely grated; 4 tomatoes - thinly sliced; 8 romain lettuce leaves - halved; 1 large egg; 3 x 142 g cans tuna in water - drained; ½ cup (110 g) mayonnaise; 3 tbsp sour cream; 1 celery stalk - finely diced; 1 small Belgian endive - thinly sliced; ¼ cup (35 g) capers - rinsed, patted dry and finely chopped; 1 dill pickle - finely chopped; 1 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 tbsp chopped tarragon; 1 tsp thinly sliced chives; 1 tsp grated lemon zest; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; Kosher salt - to season; Freshly ground black pepper - to season

A triple layered favorite, bursting with a creamy tuna filling and melty fontina cheese. Fresh herbs and lemon give it a flavor packed punch. And while the ingredients are nicely simple, this is no humble melt!

45 mins total time

30 mins active time

Easy

Serves 4

Ingredients

Measurements:

12 slices white bread
60 g butter
at room temperature, to spread
200 g fontina cheese
finely grated
4 tomatoes
thinly sliced
8 romain lettuce leaves
halved

For the tuna filling

1 large egg
3 x 142 g cans tuna in water
drained
½ cup (110 g) mayonnaise
3 tbsp sour cream
1 celery stalk
finely diced
1 small Belgian endive
thinly sliced
¼ cup (35 g) capers
rinsed, patted dry and finely chopped
1 dill pickle
finely chopped
1 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tbsp chopped tarragon
1 tsp thinly sliced chives
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Kosher salt
to season
Freshly ground black pepper
to season

Instructions

1
Place the egg in a small saucepan of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.
2
Carefully remove the egg from the water and place in iced water to cool. Peel and finely grate.
3
Place all the filling ingredients in a bowl, add the grated egg and mix to combine.
4
Place half the bread, in a single layer, in the air fry basket and insert the basket into rack position 2. Set the oven to Broil, High, for 4 minutes and press Start to broil. Halfway through broiling, turn the bread over and broil the other side.
5
The bread should be lightly toasted. If not, broil it a little longer. Remove the bread from the basket and repeat with the remaining bread.
6
Place 8 slices of toast on a cutting board. Spread with the butter. Divide the tuna filling between the 8 slices and sprinkle with the cheese. Place 4 of the tuna toasts in the parchment lined roasting pan.
7
Insert the wire rack into position 5. Place the pan in the oven. Set the oven to Broil, Medium, for 5 minutes and press Start. When the oven signals, remove the pan, transfer the melts to the cutting board. Place the remaining tuna slices in the roasting pan and repeat.
8
Place half the tomato slices and lettuce on 4 of the tuna melts. Repeat layering with the remaining tuna melt slices, tomato and lettuce. Butter the remaining toast and place buttered-side down on top.
9
Insert a skewer into each corner of the stack, piercing through all the layers to hold the sandwich together. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles and serve.