By Toon De Backer
Tuna melt with fennel salad
16 steps
Prep:15minCook:10min
This tuna melt with fennel salad is a surprising twist with character and balance on the well-known lunch classic.
Updated at: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:12:45 GMT
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Ingredients
4 servings

8slices dark rye bread

8 tablespoonsgrated cheese
eg, Gouda, Emmental

2 tablespoonsmayonnaise

1can tuna

1 teaspoonSriracha sauce
add more for extra spicy version

1 tablespooncapers

1red onion
fennel salad
For the

2 tablespoonspumpkin seeds
roasted

1 headlettuce

1 teaspoonmustard

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 teaspoonhoney

0.5fennel

0.5orange
Instructions
Step 1
Heat a pan and roast the pumpkin seeds for a few minutes. Put them aside.
Step 2
Cut the fennel into thin strips, then chop them into small pieces.
Step 3
Chop the salad into small pieces.
Step 4
Squeeze the orange juice.
Step 5
Mix the orange juice with the olive oil, honey, and mustard for the dressing.
Step 6
Toss the salad with the fennel and top with the dressing.
Step 7
Preparation of the tuna
Step 8
Remove the skin from the red onion and finely chop it.
Step 9
Chop the capers finely.
Step 10
Open the can of tuna and drain. Remove the tuna from the can and mash it with a fork.
Step 11
Now mix the mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce, onion, and capers into the tuna.
Step 12
Baking and serving the tuna melt
Step 13
Preheat the sandwich maker.
Step 14
Arrange the tuna on four slices of crusty dark bread. Spoon the grated cheese on top. Place the remaining four slices on top. Place the tuna sandwich in the preheated sandwich maker for four minutes.
Step 15
Remove the melts from the sandwich maker and halve them diagonally. Arrange them on plates.
Step 16
Serve with the salad, garnished with the roasted pumpkin seeds.
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