Wednesday, May 28, 2014

New Recipe: Vegan “Tuna” Melts With Peas.



Ahhh, tuna, how I’ve missed you!

Not the real seafood version, of course – it’s been much too long for me to even remember it all that well.  But for years now, ever since Tuno left the grocery-store shelves, we’ve gone without a vegetarian version.  Until now.

While surfing around the Web last week, I stumbled upon an announcement that Sophie’s Kitchen had released a new “Vegan Toona,” and I made sure to stop by Whole Foods on my way home from work earlier this week to pick up several cans to try.  I immediately knew which recipe I would start with: Tuna Melts!

To be perfectly honest, to call this recipe a recipe is a bit of a stretch given how easy this is to put together.  Especially when you get your Toona seasoned, as I did (I selected the Black Pepper seasoning for this go-round).  But bear with me here.  You’ll enjoy it, I promise.

LeeLee and I sure did – by the end of dinner, not a single Toona melt remained, and the pot of peas was depleted as well.  I’ll trade a lack of leftovers for a tasty dinner any day!

VEGAN “TUNA” MELTS
Serves two

What you’ll need:

4 English muffins, sliced in half
1 can vegan tuna (I used Sophie’s Kitchen’s Vegan Toona)
4 slices of cheese, each cut in half (I used Daiya Swiss slices)

What to do:

Lay out each muffin slice on a baking sheet.  Atop each slice, place a spoonful or two of the tuna, spreading it out to cover the surface.  Next, place half a slice of cheese on each muffin half. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the muffins are crispy.  Enjoy!


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