Citrus Tuna Melt

Ingredients

• 12 g Tuna, drained
• 2 cups Lime (or lemon) juice
• 1/2 medium onion Onion, diced
• 2 cup Tomatoes, diced, low-sodium diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 medium Apple, diced
• 2 stalks Celery, diced
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper
• 6 piece(s) Slices whole grain bread, or homemade bread
• 1 tbsp Fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped, optional
• 1 tsp Cayenne or jalapeño chilies, diced optional
• 3 tbsp Pasteurized process American cheese, cut into halves
• 6 cup Tomatoes
• 6 cup Leaves lettuce

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine tuna, lime juice, onion, tomatoes, apple, celery, and pepper. Mix well.
3. Toast the bread.
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. Put 1/2 slice cheese on top of the tuna and bake for about 3 minutes.
6. Add an extra slice of tomato and lettuce on top if you like.
7. Serve hot.

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