Description
A delicious and easy-to-make tuna melt using pita bread, tuna packed in olive oil, and melted mozzarella cheese for a delightful meal or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 5 oz. can tuna packed in olive oil
- 2 pita breads
- 2 T dill pickle relish
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 3 T mayo (more or less to taste)
- fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Air Fryer (or oven) to 400F/200C while you prepare the tuna.
- Drain the tuna in a colander in the sink.
- Finely chop enough red onion to make 1/4 cup.
- Mix drained tuna, chopped red onion, dill pickle relish (or chopped pickles), mayo, and a little black pepper.
- Put one piece Pita Bread in the Air Fryer basket and toast for 40 seconds, then turn it over and toast 40 seconds on the other side.
- Spread half the tuna mixture on the toasted pita bread.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of grated Mozzarella cheese over the tuna mixture.
- Put the Pita topped with tuna and cheese back in the air fryer basket and cook until cheese is completely melted and the mixture is hot, just slightly over a minute.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
- Use any tuna you prefer; I used my favorite Genova Tuna Packed in Olive Oil.
- Catch the oil and discard if you use tuna packed in olive oil.
- If you don’t have dill pickle relish, just chop up a dill pickle.
- Different Air Fryer models might take slightly more or less time, so you may have to test one to see how much time you need; you want the Pita bread firm but not starting to brown much at this point.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snack
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pita melt