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 2 | 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:
Milk
Fish
Mustard
Egg
Cereals containing gluten
Sesame
Soya

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

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 Egg, Mustard)

2 unit(s)

SlooOW Rustic Multigrain Baguette

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

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2859 kJ
Energy (kcal)683 kcal
Fat45 g
of which saturates17.3 g
Carbohydrate29.7 g
of which sugars2.7 g
Protein40.1 g
Salt3.25 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Chopping Board
Knife
Grater
Medium Bowl

Instructions

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 onions.

c) Halve the seeded rolls.

2

a) Grate the Red Leicester.

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

c) Spread the tuna mixture over the cut sides of the rolls.

d) Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.

3

a) If using the grill, pop the roll halves onto a baking tray tuna side up. Grill until the cheese has melted, 3-4 mins.

b) If using a sandwich press, sandwich the rolls together and place on the press. Heat until the bread has toasted and the cheese has melted.

c) If eating cold, sandwich the rolls together and tuck in.

Enjoy!

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