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Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Tuna Melt

This Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Tuna Melt is a savory and delicious comfort-food sandwich. It’s easy to make with canned tuna, pickles, swiss cheese and more!

Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Tuna Melt

Good Monday morning! Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

We sure had a fun filled weekend. We got to spend some time with my in-laws on a whale watching excursion Saturday at Balboa Island. I posted some pictures below of our day. It was awesome. Even though we didn’t see any whales, we got to see lots of dolphins and sea lions. They were so cute, the boys went nuts for it. My husband on the other hand was falling asleep, what a geek. Anyway, I totally recommend it for anyone coming to Newport Beach, it makes for a great afternoon.

Here’s a great sandwich I made last week for lunch that tastes like it’s right out of a restaurant. Crispy, buttery garlic toasted ciabatta bread smothered with swiss cheese, tasty tuna fish and fresh spinach leaves. So simple and oh so good! Give it a try for lunch this week, you’ll love it!

Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Tuna Melt

This Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Tuna Melt is a savory and delicious comfort-food sandwich. It's easy to make with canned tuna, pickles, swiss cheese and more!
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 3561kcal
Author: Jenny
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Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf Ciabatta sliced in half longwise (I picked mine up at Trader Joes, it's wonderful!)
  • 4 tbsp soft butter
  • 1 tsp Lawry's Garlic Seasoning
  • 2 slices swiss cheese
  • 2 cans albacore tuna drained
  • 1 cup mayonnaise or however much you prefer
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp dill pickle juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped dill pickles
  • pinch of kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves fresh

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Place ciabatta slices onto a baking sheet, cut side up. Butter both sides with butter, then sprinkle with garlic salt.
  • Top each slice of bread with swiss cheese then bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is crusted. Remove from oven.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, pickles, salt and pepper. Place tuna mixture onto bottom slice of bread, top with spinach leaves, then top with the other piece of ciabatta. Slice and eat!

Nutrition

Calories: 3561kcal | Carbohydrates: 220g | Protein: 134g | Fat: 237g | Saturated Fat: 66g | Cholesterol: 390mg | Sodium: 6363mg | Potassium: 1195mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 7588IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 423mg | Iron: 6mg
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Have a wonderful week! See you all soon!