Pimento Cheese Tuna Melt
This Pimento Cheese Tuna Melt is a fun riff on the diner classic featuring the beloved Southern spread - pimento cheese.
Equipment
- 1 skillet
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
- 165 g 6 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons goat cheese softened
- 1/2 cup fire roasted red pepper diced fine
- 2 tablespoons pickles diced fine
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cans skipjack tuna drained
- 4 slices bread
- 2 fried eggs optional
- 2 radishes shaved
- 1 mini cucumber shaved
- Fresh parsley for sprinkling
Instructions
- Place the cheddar cheese, mayo, goat cheese, red pepper, pickles, mustard, and cayenne in a large bowl. Stir to combine. Wrap the mixture tightly with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. It's better if you leave it overnight.165 g 6 oz cheddar cheese, shredded, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons goat cheese, 1/2 cup fire roasted red pepper, 2 tablespoons pickles, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Mix the tuna into the chilled pimento cheese and set it aside. Toast the bread until golden, then slather each piece with the tuna/pimento cheese mixture. Place each slice, tuna-side-up, on a baking sheet and place under the broiler. Broil until bubbly and lightly browned, about 5 minutes depending on the strength of your broiler. Be sure to check on them frequently.2 cans skipjack tuna, 4 slices bread
- Remove the toasts from the oven and top with a fried egg, radish, cucumber, and parsley, if desired. Serve immediately with a glass of OJ.2 fried eggs, 2 radishes, 1 mini cucumber, Fresh parsley