Avocado tuna melts
Avocado Tuna Melt – Primal, Paleo, Clean Eating and Kid friendly
Do we have tuna?
That is usually the response to the question what do you want for lunch? I won't go into how much when people answer a question with a question. Let's focus on the recurring request for tuna every weekend. Every week it is the same request for a tuna cheese melt. I don’t have any issues with providing tuna for lunch; I get bored with the leftover tuna in the fridge and no desire to eat it.
How to make tuna interesting
I have to admit I find tinned tuna very difficult to eat on its own. I know it is good for me, but it is just so boring! To make tuna more interesting and look for an alternative to the standard tuna melt. I came up with these avocado tuna melts.
Two birds with one grill
I figured that if we have the grill on to make tuna melts on bread. There is no reason I couldn’t create a bread free tuna melt that has an interesting flavour and didn’t take a lifetime to make. The avocado tuna melt was born. Avocado is the perfect ingredient that makes the tuna boring, adds a creamy texture that stands up to the heat of the grill.
If you want a way to use up those uneaten bits of tuna, 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 grill on the highest setting.
Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the pit.
Scoop out the avocado flesh and coarsely chop it.
In a bowl mix together the avocado, tuna, parsley, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.
Add the tuna avocado mix back into the avocado skin.
Grill for 5 minutes so that the tuna and avocado starts to colour.
Top the tuna mix with the cheese and grill again to melt the cheese.
Garnish with chopped chives and serve.
Practical bits
Prep time
10 minutes
Cooking time
5 minutes
Equipment
Knife
Chopping board
Mixing bowl
Spoon
Fork
Baking tray
Macros
Servings - 4
Calories per serving 240
Fat 17g
Carbs 8g
Protein 17g
* macro breakdown is estimated on average values of ingredients
