Tuna Melt - Hot Tuna and Cheese Sandwich

Make the tuna salad by breaking up high-quality tuna in a bowl.

Add minced green onions, finely diced celery, and whole capers to the tuna.

Mix in a spoonful of hot chilies and a couple of spoons of mayonnaise.

Crumble fresh mozzarella into the mixture, pinching it off into small nuggets.

Season the mixture with freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of salt, then mix everything together.

Refrigerate the tuna salad until needed.

Prepare the bread by cutting it thick and placing it on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Generously butter both sides of the bread.

Toast the bread under the broiler for 2-3 minutes until golden brown, then flip and toast the other side.

Once both sides are toasted, place the darker side down on the baking sheet.

Using two forks, evenly spread the tuna salad over the bread, pressing it down to the edges.

Top the tuna salad with sharp White Irish cheddar cheese.

Dust the top with a tiny amount of cayenne pepper.

Broil the sandwich for about 5-6 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and the tuna salad is heated through.

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