Let’s make something green and healthy-but not too healthy-today! Never in my life did I think I would be eating canned tuna (let alone craving it), but here we are! These green goddess tuna melts are life-changing…I DO NOT MAKE THESE ENOUGH.
I did not grow up eating canned tuna-not for lack of its presence in my house or my parents’ failure to get me to try. In fact, it was I simply would not touch the stuff! Tuna…fish…from a can…??? Meat in a can kind of freaks me out, but I’m allowing certain, high-quality ones in my life now. I really like Wild Planet canned tuna; you can get it at Whole Foods, Costco and order from Amazon (especially if you eat it in large quantities).
I’m obsessed with How Sweet Eats green goddess dressing from The Pretty Dish; it’d be good on a piece of cardboard covered in dog hair! Luckily, we don’t have to eat it like that, and we can make delicious tuna melts with it instead. This green goddess recipe is not classic; that would look more like this one here, but I daresay it’s even better. This sauce comes together completely in the food processor; mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, avocado, garlic, lemon and tons of herbs make this super fresh and flavorful. You could serve it as a salad dressing, a dip for crudités, or, like here, as a schmear and sauce for tuna melts.
So let’s make these! Make the green goddess dressing first, because it only gets better as it sits! Open a can of tuna (either packed in water or olive oil, your choice) and mix with some of the dressing and a handful of baby arugula. I like to keep my tuna in bigger chunks, so I take care not to overmix and gently fold the salad together. Toast some high-quality bakery bread slices, schmear with a thick layer of green goddess, top with the tuna salad and Havarti cheese. Broil until melted, top with chives and microgreens, and that’s a wrap! Your total prep/cook time was less than 30 minutes and you have a healthy, satisfying lunch or dinner at the ready.
I’ve changed my tuna ways and now gladly accept it into my life, in just about any form it can take. Give me these melty, bright tartines any day!
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I used to be the exact same way about tuna! For most of my life, I wouldn’t touch the stuff and avoided it like the plague. Then one day a friend persuaded me to take a bite of her tuna sandwich. I was hesitant, but wanted to try new things, so I gave it a shot and was instantly and forever changed. Now I am a total tuna convert and can’t get enough tuna salad, tuna sandwiches, tuna melts, etc. These tuna melts look delish and I can’t wait to try them. 🙂
I had such a similar experience and now it’s one of my go-to quick meals!