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Red Leicester Tuna Mayo Melt Open Baguette
Red Leicester Tuna Mayo Melt Open Baguette

Red Leicester Tuna Mayo Melt Open Baguette

with Wholegrain Mustard and Spring Onion | Serves 2

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on November 14, 2023

A lunchtime favourite, this tuna melt gets a twist with Red Leicester cheese and a hint of basil to make this baguette truly tempting!

Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
Sesame
Soya
Milk
Fish
Mustard
Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total20 minutes
Active 10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit(s)

SlooOW Rustic Multigrain Baguette

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Sesame, Soya May contain traces of: Lupin, Milk, Nuts)

2 unit(s)

Spring Onion

120 grams

Red Leicester

(Contains: Milk)

2 tin(s)

Basil Flavoured Tuna

(Contains: Fish)

17 grams

Wholegrain Mustard

(Contains: Mustard)

64 grams

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Mustard, Egg)

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2560 kJ
Energy (kcal)612 kcal
Fat43.9 g
of which saturates17.1 g
Carbohydrate17.2 g
of which sugars2.3 g
Protein37.6 g
Salt3 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Bowl
Baking Tray
Grater

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Get Prepped
1

a) Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

b) Halve the baguette lengthways.

c) Trim and thinly slice the spring onions.

Bring on the Tuna Melt Filling
2

a) Grate the Red Leicester.

b) In a small bowl, stir together the tuna, wholegrain mustard, mayonnaise, spring onion and half the cheese.

c) Pop the baguette halves onto a baking tray, cut-side up. Spread the tuna mixture evenly over each half.

d) Sprinkle over the remaining cheese.

Melt and Serve
3

a) Bake your tuna melt bageuttes on the top shelf of your oven until the cheese has melted and the bread is starting to crisp and turn golden, 8-10 mins.

b) Once cooked, slice each half in half again, then share between 2 serving plates.

Enjoy!

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