Spicy Tuna Melt with Calabrian Chili & Hot Honey
Servings: 2 sandwiches
Equipment
- Saute Pan or Skillet
Ingredients
- For the Tuna Salad
- 2 cans sustainably caught tuna drained
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon chopped Calabrian chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon giardiniera finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons grated onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- Salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- For the Sandwich
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- ½ cup crushed Cheez-It crackers
- Butter or olive oil for toasting
- Spicy Hot Honey
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine tuna, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, chopped Calabrian chili peppers, giardiniera, garlic, grated onion, celery, and celery seed.Season with salt and pepper and mix until creamy and evenly combined.Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Butter the sourdough bread and toast it in a skillet over medium heat until golden.
- Sprinkle shredded pepper jack directly onto the toasted bread.
- Top the cheese layer with tuna salad.Add another layer of pepper jack cheese.
- Cook the sandwich in the skillet until the cheese melts and the bread becomes deeply golden.Finish with a drizzle of spicy hot honey just before serving.Sprinkle crushed Cheez-It crackers over the tuna mixture for salty crunch.