Name: Tuna Melt Stuffed Tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 medium (full size tomatoes); 14 oz canned albacore tuna (in water, drained); 4 semi-thick slices spiced Havarti cheese; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1 green onion (thinly sliced); salt & pepper (to taste); dash celery salt; olive oil

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Tuna melt stuffed tomatoes put all the flavors of the classic grilled sandwich into a juicy, sweet tomato. This combination forgoes the bread to cut some of the carbs making it a perfect lightened up lunch or dinner.

Do you love a good tuna melt?

Then these stuffed tomatoes are for you.

While these are a favorite in summer when our garden burst with ripe, juicy tomatoes, they are delicious any time of year.

Hollowed out tomatoes are stuffed with hearty tuna salad before being topped with spiced Havarti cheese and then are roasted to perfection.

The flavor of the tomatoes bakes right into the tuna and the melted the cheese forms a golden brown crust on top.

You’ll have no regrets about skipping the bread.

Ingredients

To make this you’ll need:

Tomatoes– Medium sized, firm tomatoes.
Tuna salad– White or albacore flaked tuna, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, sliced green onion, celery salt, and salt and pepper
Olive oil
Cheese– Thickly sliced Havarti cheese

How to Make

Tuna melt stuffed tomatoes are super easy to make!

Gently wash the tomatoes.

Cut the top off of each tomato and scoop out the core, making sure to not get too close to the edges, to create an edible bowl.

Set the tomatoes aside while you make the tuna salad.

To make the tuna salad, stir together the tuna, mayonnaise, mustard and seasonings in a mixing bowl.

Then scoop the tuna salad into the hollowed tomatoes.

Transfer the stuffed tomatoes to an oven-safe dish.

Lightly drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and top each tomato with a slice of the Havarti cheese.

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until the cheese is brown.

Let rest for 1-2 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

Storing Leftovers

These are best enjoyed the day you make them, but you can make extra tuna salad and store that for later.

If you do this, keep the tuna salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Tips and Tricks

Choose a firm, rounded tomato like a beefsteak tomato over an oblong plum tomato.
You can use any cheese you’d like.
This recipe would work with any premade tuna salad or even chicken salad as well.

Other Tuna Salad Ideas

Tuna melt stuffed tomatoes are one of our favorite lunch ideas.

Make them and enjoy!

Looking for other ways to use tuna salad?

Try these ideas:

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