Avocado tuna melts

Do we have tuna?

For a long time on a weekend, when I asked the question, ‘What do you want for lunch?’ The answer was ‘Do we have any tuna?’. I won’t go into how much I dislike it when people answer a question with a question. Let’s focus on the recurring request for tuna every weekend. Every week, the same request is made for a tuna cheese melt. I don’t have any issues providing tuna for lunch; I get bored with the leftover tuna in the fridge and don’t want to eat it. Life is too short to eat that much tuna.

How to make tuna interesting

I find tinned tuna very difficult to eat on its own. I know it is good for me, but it is so boring! I looked for an alternative to the standard tuna melt to make tuna more interesting. I came up with these avocado tuna melts.

Two birds with one grill

I figured that if I had the grill on to make tuna melts on bread for kids, there would be no downside to having a different kind of tuna melt myself. A quick rummage in the fridge later, and the avocado tuna melt was born. Avocado is the perfect ingredient that makes the tuna less dull and adds a creamy texture that stands up to the grill’s heat.

If you want to use up those uneaten bits of tuna or that can in the pantry, give these melts a go.

Avocado tuna melt recipe

Ingredients

1 avocado
2 cans of tuna
2 tbsp. Parsley, chopped
1 tbsp. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup gruyere cheese, grated
2 tbsp. Chives, chopped

Instructions

Preheat the grill on the highest setting.

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the pit.

Scoop out the avocado flesh into a large mixing bowl.

Put the avocado skins on a lined baking tray.

Mash the avocado with a fork.

Add the tuna to the avocado and mix.

In a bowl, add the parsley, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.

In a the bowl add the parsley, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.

Mix well.

Add the tuna avocado mix back into the avocado skin.

Grill for 5 minutes so that the tuna and avocado start to colour.

Top the tuna mix with the cheese and grill again to melt the cheese.

Garnish with chopped chives and serve.