Cheesy, creamy, and silky, this open-faced tuna melt is elegant and satisfying. Serve with simple oopsie bread, and get ready to fall in love!
March 6 2016 recipe by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Appetizer, Lunch, Meal
Cheesy, creamy, and silky, this open-faced tuna melt is elegant and satisfying. Serve with simple oopsie bread, and get ready to fall in love!
USMetric
4 servingservings
Ingredients
Oopsie bread
- 3 3 eggeggs
- 4½ oz. (9 tbsp) 130 g (130 ml) cream cheese, softened
- 1 pinch 1 pinch salt
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- ½ tsp ½ tsp baking powder
Tuna salad
- ¾ cup 180 ml mayonnaise or vegan mayonnaise or sour cream
- 4 (52⁄3 oz.) 4 (160 g) celery stalk, mincedcelery stalks, minced
- 2 oz. 55 g dill pickle, choppeddill pickles, chopped
- 8 oz. 230 g tuna in water drained
- 1 tsp 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
Topping
- 2½ cups (10 oz.) 600 ml (290 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp cayenne pepper or paprika powder
For serving
- 5 oz. (2½ cups) 140 g (600 ml) leafy greens
- olive oil
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Instructions
Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.
Oopsie bread
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Line a half-sheet pan, 13 x 18" (33 x 46 cm) with parchment paper.
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites, placing each into two separate, large bowls.
Add the salt to the egg whites and whip together with an electric mixer until it becomes very stiff. You should be able to turn the bowl over without the egg whites moving.
Mix the egg yolks and cream cheese together with the electric mixer, and then stir in the psyllium husk and baking powder until well combined.
Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mix – try to keep the air in the egg whites.
Place two equal mounds of batter on the parchment-lined baking tray for each serving. Spread the batter with a spatula to form ½ " (1 cm) thick circles.
Bake on the middle rack forabout 25 minutes until golden. Set aside, and let the bread cool on the tray.
Tuna cheese melts
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Mix together the tuna salad ingredients.
Take the baking tray with the cooled Oopsie bread and spread the tuna salad on top of each slice.
Sprinkle the cheese and cayenne or paprika on top. Bake on the middle rack for about 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden.
Serve the tuna melt with the leafy greens drizzled with olive oil.
Tip
The tuna melts can be refrigerated and later reheated or enjoyed as a chilled leftover - delicious!
Swap canned salmon or chicken for the tuna if you want to mix it up.
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71 comments
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weidner.mariat
January 11 2020
This looks amazing and I can't wait to try it. One little tip on whipping egg whites into peaks: it's best to start with room temp eggs. A touch of cream of tartar is also good to help those peaks along and get a little potassium kick to boot!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 28 2020
Sorry oopsie bread. Embarrassing spell-checker!
Here are our top keto bread recipes.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/recipes/bread55
Cree mh
February 8 2020
Amazing recipe. The bread was great, super easy. The melt itself was the best I’ve ever had!
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Collett
June 30 2020
If I make some then do can put freezer? Thank
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
June 30 2020
If I make some then do can put freezer? Thank
You can freeze the oopsie bread, but I would not freeze the tuna.
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susanmhuggins
August 12 2020
Really tasty. I prefer them cold in a lunch box as I think the bread has a better texture.
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Melanie
September 5 2020
I replaced the psyllium husk with coconut flour. I wasnt a fan. It was very light and fluffy, but not right. I wonder if I did it again with the psyllium husk what the difference would be. Also gave me a guts ache with is strange because I like all those ingredients? Could the coconut flour be the ingredient that's upsetting my tummy?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
September 5 2020
I replaced the psyllium husk with coconut flour. I wasnt a fan. It was very light and fluffy, but not right. I wonder if I did it again with the psyllium husk what the difference would be. Also gave me a guts ache with is strange because I like all those ingredients? Could the coconut flour be the ingredient that's upsetting my tummy?
Hi, Melanie! Sorry to hear you had a stomach ache! When substituting for psyllium husk powder, it's best to use ground flax seeds, ground chia seeds, or xanthan gum. Here's more info regarding ratios. https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/guides/psyllium-husk
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October 15 2020
I always have cloud/oopsie bread on hand. I make a batch and freeze them. So this was super easy to pull out a couple of sliced of those, make the tuna salad (didn't have some of the ingredients so just used what I had) and pop them in the toaster oven. The bread actually toasted and was crispy near the edges! The whole thing was delicious and very filling. This is a keeper for a quick lunch or easy supper!
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Michelle
October 16 2020
Either there's a step not showing up in my browser, or I'm doing something wrong for the Oopsie Bread. Added 1 egg to a pyrex bowl, small pinch of salt, and set the hand mixer on it, 15 minutes later it's still a foam at the bottom of the bowl. If someone could please let me know if I'm missing a step I would appreciate it, thank you.
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Michelle
October 16 2020
*egg white I meant oops
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
October 16 2020
Either there's a step not showing up in my browser, or I'm doing something wrong for the Oopsie Bread. Added 1 egg to a pyrex bowl, small pinch of salt, and set the hand mixer on it, 15 minutes later it's still a foam at the bottom of the bowl. If someone could please let me know if I'm missing a step I would appreciate it, thank you.
Are you having trouble getting the egg whites to whip up? Make sure there's NO egg yolk in the whites. Some people also add a pinch of cream of tartar to help stabilize the eggs as well.
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Michelle
October 17 2020
Yeah I suspected that might be the case, I made a second batch and it was great. Made extra Oopsie bread and had that warmed up for breakfast, was yum :) Going to get some cream of tartar as well, thanks Kristin :)
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DEBORAH
December 7 2020
These would be great on one of the chaffle recipes that are out there in stead of oopsie. Chaffles are a bit firmer and crisper.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
December 7 2020
These would be great on one of the chaffle recipes that are out there in stead of oopsie. Chaffles are a bit firmer and crisper.
Yes! Any of those would be good options.
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Charletha
December 15 2020
Great recipe. I was surprised at how filling it was. I used Albacore tuna, and also seasoned with Old Bay seasoning. I substituted the dill pickle for diced jalapeños. If you like a little heat it gives a little kick with the same crunch as the pickles. The oopsie bread was perfect. This is definitely my new favorite.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
December 15 2020
Great recipe. I was surprised at how filling it was. I used Albacore tuna, and also seasoned with Old Bay seasoning. I substituted the dill pickle for diced jalapeños. If you like a little heat it gives a little kick with the same crunch as the pickles. The oopsie bread was perfect. This is definitely my new favorite.
Old Bay makes everything better!
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Lee
February 22 2021
Please help me understand the servings. Am I expected to eat 4 servings? Doesn’t 1 serving equal one person and I would make one serving of the receipt since it’s just me?
I am very new to Keto and just having a eating diet plan in place. My eating habits have been eat what ever I want, when I want and I’ve never counted a calorie, carb, fat, etc. in my life. This is a whole new world.Reply: #72
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Lee
February 22 2021
*recipe not receipt
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Charlotte Zwart Team Diet Doctor
February 22 2021
Please help me understand the servings. Am I expected to eat 4 servings? Doesn’t 1 serving equal one person and I would make one serving of the receipt since it’s just me?
I am very new to Keto and just having a eating diet plan in place. My eating habits have been eat what ever I want, when I want and I’ve never counted a calorie, carb, fat, etc. in my life. This is a whole new world.Hi Lee! Indeed, 1 serving is for 1 person. You can adjust the serving on top of the ingredients list. Hope this helps!
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Shahriar Mossavat
March 3 2021
In my supermarket, they sell tuna in olive oil. Would that be good to use to up the fat content a bit, as opposed to tuna in water?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 3 2021
In my supermarket, they sell tuna in olive oil. Would that be good to use to up the fat content a bit, as opposed to tuna in water?
This recipe already has 70g fat. Tuna in oil or water is a personal preference. For a recipe like this, the extra oil may result in an unpleasantly greasy finished meal.
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Lizzy
March 20 2022
Oh gosh - I laughed at the tip "The tuna melts can be refrigerated and later reheated or enjoyed as a chilled leftover" - what leftovers lol. These were amazing. Followed recipe and instructions as written and thankfully the egg whites formed beautifully. Thank you
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
March 21 2022
Oh gosh - I laughed at the tip "The tuna melts can be refrigerated and later reheated or enjoyed as a chilled leftover" - what leftovers lol. These were amazing. Followed recipe and instructions as written and thankfully the egg whites formed beautifully. Thank you
Ha! They are delicious! So glad you enjoyed them!
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