11088 Gruyère Tuna Melt 20 mins 20 mins 4 servings Fri Sep 07 09:44:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 13 13:16:05 -0700 2009 Easy American CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/11088 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:16:05 GMT Take your melt to the next level Take your melt to the next level. The tuna melt is a diner classic, but we decided to take it to the next level by combining our Grown-Up Tuna Salad with Gruyère cheese and garlic toast.

What to buy: Be sure to use a good-quality cheese for this recipe. Avoid buying the pregrated kind: It won’t give much flavor. If you don’t like Gruyère, an aged cheddar is a good substitute.

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  • Rub garlic clove on all sides of cut bread, brush one side of each slice of bread with olive oil, and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Heat a large frying pan over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, top 4 bread slices with 1/2 cup of the tuna salad each. Top tuna salad with grated cheese, and close sandwiches with remaining bread slices.
  • Place sandwiches in the heated pan and cook until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 5 to 8 minutes per side.

    • Beverage pairing: Trumer Pils, California. A beer is always a good match with a tuna melt, and this one has just a touch of hoppy florality to make things interesting. It also has a lot of malty semisweetness that will go wonderfully with the nutty Gruyère.

    ]]>     http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/03/tuna2_290.jpg Aida Mollenkamp 49 Soup/Salad/Sandwich 74 1 medium garlic clove, peeled

    ]]>     8 (1/2-inch) slices good-quality sourdough bread

    ]]>     2 tablespoons olive oil

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    ]]>     4 ounces finely grated Gruyère cheese

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