Description
A creative method for switching up your tuna melts and making them look delightfully Irish! Quickly make dinner for one or two, or scale it up to feed a hungry crowd.
Ingredients
- Butternut squash OR sweet potato rounds (2 – 4 per person)
- Irish butter melted, or olive oil
- Granulated garlic, ground sage, salt & freshly ground pepper
- Your favorite tuna salad (or see below for my method)
- Slices of aged Irish cheddar or Dubliner cheese
- Chopped greens such as romaine, spinach or kale … or if you have them, use microgreens
Instructions
- Peel the squash or sweet potato and slice horizontally into 1/2 inch rounds. Brush both sides of each round with melted butter or oil, then sprinkle lightly with garlic, sage, salt and pepper. Air fry for about 10 minutes at 360 F or roast in the oven at 400 F. for about 20 minutes or until the rounds are tender when pierced with a fork.
- While the squash or sweet potato is roasting, mix up your tuna salad. I like to take a can of sustainable albacore tuna, drain off the liquid, then pop it in my mini food processor and pulse a few times to break it up. Remove the blade and stir in enough mayo and a bit of yellow mustard to make a creamy mixture. Sometimes I stir in a little finely chopped red onion and/or celery.
- Smear a good dollop of tuna salad on top of each round, then top with a slice of cheese. Pop them back in the air fryer or oven (or even the microwave) to cook a bit more until the cheese is melty and bubbly. Remove and set on plates. Top with greens and enjoy!
Notes
Timing for air fryers varies greatly, so if you’re using an air fryer, your timing may be shorter or longer.
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Keywords: Gluten free, Heart healthy, Diabetic, Low Carb, Butternut, Tuna, Irish