Red Leicester and Basil Tuna Melt
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Red Leicester and Basil Tuna Melt

Red Leicester and Basil Tuna Melt

with Wholegrain Mustard and Spring Onion | 5-10 mins | Serves 1 | Serve Hot

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

Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
Milk
Fish
Mustard
Egg

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.

Preparation Time5 minutes
Cooking time10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1

Spring Onion

1

Seeded Roll

(Contains Cereals containing gluten May contain Milk, Soya, Sulphites, Cereals containing gluten, Egg)

60

Red Leicester

(Contains Milk)

1

Basil Flavoured Tuna

(Contains Fish)

17

Wholegrain Mustard

(Contains Mustard)

32

Mayonnaise

(Contains Egg, Mustard)

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Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)421 kcal
Energy (kJ)1762 kJ
Fat25.6 g
of which saturates8.9 g
Carbohydrate26.7 g
of which sugars3.2 g
Protein22.8 g
Salt2.16 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Grater
Medium Bowl

Instructions

Start the Prep
1

a) Preheat your grill to high. Alternatively, you can preheat a sandwich press if you'd prefer, or enjoy the sandwich cold.
b) Thinly slice the spring onion.
c) Halve the seeded roll.

Make your Filling
2

a) Grate the cheese.
b) Mix the tuna, wholegrain mustard, mayo, spring onion and half the cheese together in a small bowl.
c) Spread the tuna mixture over the cut sides of the roll.
d) Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.

Melt and Serve
3

a) If using the grill, pop the roll halves onto a baking tray. Grill until the cheese has melted, 3-4 mins.
b) If using a sandwich press, sandwich the roll together and place on the press. Heat until the bread has toasted and the cheese has melted.
c) If eating cold, sandwich the roll together and tuck in. Enjoy!

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