Open Faced Tuna Melt with Deep Fried Onion Straws

By barbara lentz
@blentz8

Love these sandwiches. I like to make a sauce of miracle whip, ketchup, and Cajun seasoning to add to the top over the onions taste like Outback blooming onion.

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Serves:

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

4 small: cans tuna drained well or 2 large
1 medium: onion diced
2 Tbsp: dill or sweet relish
1/2 c: real mayonnaise
2 Tbsp: creme fraiche or sour cream
: salt and pepper
3: arnold sandwich thins divided
2 Tbsp: soft butter
6 slice: swiss cheese
1 large: sweet onion thinly sliced
1 /2 c: buttermilk
2 c: flour
1 tsp: each salt, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, and cajun seasoning
: oil for deep frying

How to Make Open Faced Tuna Melt with Deep Fried Onion Straws

Step-by-Step

1drain the tuna well and mix with the next 5 ingredients. Set aside.
2Lay the thin sandwich bread out on baking sheet and butter each one. Should have 6 buttered pieces.
3Set oven to broil and pop the bread in and toast them to golden watching carefully so they don't burn.
4Change oven to bake and set at 350 degrees.
5Top each bread with tuna. Lay a slice of swiss cheese over top. Place in oven for 10 to 15 minutes until hot and cheese is bubbly.
6Meanwhile bring oil to 350 degrees. Mix the flour with the spices. Dredge the onions in the flour shaking off excess. Dredge in buttermilk then back into flour.
7Deep fry until golden. Drain on paper towels.
8Top the tuna melts with the onion straws and serve immediately.