A few weeks ago I wrote about solving my own
grocery day dilemma which prompted Andrew to respond with a
comment about his (self-proclaimed) weird tuna concoction involving apples and onions. I was intrigued.
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half apple on cutting board |
I have an odd relationship with onions. I like them cold and raw (preferably minced very fine) or cooked, at the very least, to a completely softened state. If they fall somewhere in between, I just can't seem to stomach them; the short cooking time for tuna melts results in warm, raw onions and this is the precise reason I avoid adding them to mine. I decided to start with a frying pan.
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sautéing onions and walnuts |
As I began my onion sauté, I though about how much I love the cozy combination of apples and walnuts and wondered how they would work in this mix. Since we were already working with weird, I crushed a few and added them to the pan. When the onions were done to my preference point, I moved them to a mixing bowl, along with my already diced apple (skins intact for some additional colour) and a short stalk of celery that I wanted to use up.
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apples, onions, walnuts, celery |
This is the part where I must confess that I completely veered from the original plan and took this tuna in a whole new direction. Already going nuts earlier, I kept building on instinct, now using the idea but making it my own. The downside to this? If the melts were a flop I could no longer hold Andrew responsible. Still, I continued with confidence and worked on the dressing; a couple scoops of mayonnaise, some sea salt, fresh ground pepper, paprika, cayenne, lemon juice and a healthy dose of curry.
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curried mayonnaise dressing |
After stirring together the dressing, the apple mixture and one drained can of tuna, I scooped even amounts over thick beds of fresh cornbread, topping each with diced slices of cheese before popping the pan in to the oven to bake.
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tuna mixture on cornbread |
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fresh out of the oven |
The verdict? Not weird, but wonderful. Different flavours I would never have thought to try together, but am certainly glad I did. Thanks to Andrew for sharing your idea; I hope you'll try my variation on your recipe.
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curried apple tuna melts |
4 comments:
We like curry in egg salad and chicken salad too. With the chicken salad, apples and raisins are yummy.
Weir Tuna ;)
lol Andrew I was thinking exactly the same thing.
RnR, I love that too - try it with grapes - also very good.
I always put grapes in my 'regular' chicken salad! My fav. With a little red onion and lots of freshly ground black pepper. But I've never done the grapes in with curry. Duh!
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