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Italian Tuna Melt Panini
Ingredients:
2 cans (each 6 oz/170 g) solid white tuna, drained
1/4 cup (50 mL) light mayonnaise
1 stalk celery, diced
Quarter small red onion, finely diced
3 marinated artichoke hearts, chopped
2 tsp (10 mL) lemon juice
4 Panini buns, halved
4 slices provolone cheese (3 oz/90 g)
Directions:
In bowl, mix together tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, artichoke
hearts and lemon juice; spread one-quarter over each Panini bottom.
Top with cheese; cover with Panini top.
Cook in panini press on medium-low heat until buns are toasted and
cheese is melted, 6 to 8 minutes. (Or cook in skillet, pressing to
flatten and turning once.)
Hot and Spicy Tuna Melt Panini: Replace marinated artichoke hearts
with 1 tsp (5 mL) minced jalapeno pepper and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) chili
powder. Replace lemon juice with lime juice. Replace provolone
cheese with Monterey Jack cheese with hot peppers.
Tip: Marinated artichoke hearts and other antipasto items from the
deli section, such as roasted red peppers, mushrooms and eggplant,
are a quick and inexpensive way to add flavour to sandwiches, pastas
and salads, because you can buy only what you need.