Citrus Tuna Melt

• 1 cancanned tuna, drained
• to taste lime
• to taste lemon
• to taste lime
• 1/2 cupyellow onion, diced
• 1/4 cuptomato, or 2 tablespoons, about 2 ounces, low-sodium diced tomatoes, drained
• 1/2 cupapple, diced
• 1/4 cupcelery, diced
• 1/4 tspblack pepper
• 6 slicessandwich bread, or homemade bread
• to taste fresh parsley, optional
• to taste fresh cilantro, optional
• to taste cayenne, optional
• to taste jalapeno, optional
• 3 slicesamerican cheese, cut into halves
• 6 slicestomato
• to taste romaine lettuce

quantities scale with servings

Method

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 °F.

2. 2

   In a medium-sized bowl, combine tuna, lime juice, onion, tomatoes, apple, celery, and pepper. Mix well.

3. 3

   Toast the bread.

4. 4

   Place 6 slices of toasted bread on a cookie sheet. Put an even amount of tuna mixture on top of each slice. If using parsley and chilies, add these too.

5. 5

   Put 1/2 slice cheese on top of the tuna and bake for about 3 minutes.

6. 6

   Add an extra slice of tomato and lettuce on top if you like.

7. 7

   Serve hot.