Do you ever put certain foods together that other people would cringe at? I used to have all kind of interesting combos when I was a kid: my Grandmas meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy & peas all mixed up and chili and mashed potatoes topped with cheese are just a couple that stand out in my head. My sister still eats one of her childhood favorite combinations – Doritos and applesauce. I don’t think I have ever tried that, or not that I recall. I may have blocked it out. LOL! Anyway, I don’t judge, as to each his own.
The other day I was craving a tuna melt. I meandered into the kitchen and started to pull out the ingredients to create my meal and realized I had no base for the melt. I had run out of my Food for Life English Muffins and Trader Joe’s French Rolls. Clearly I was slacking in the gluten-free grocery department or eating too many carbs – maybe a little of both. I began to brainstorm about what I could use for the base. Did I want to bake? Not really. I just wanted to eat. I spotted my corn tortillas in the refrigerator and a light bulb went on – tuna melt tostadas! This turned out so good that I may be using this as a new standby in my lunch line up!
This turned out even better than I thought it would! I would absolutely make this again in a heartbeat!
Tuna Melt Tostadas
2 corn tortillas (most are gluten-free, but please double check the label to make sure)
Cooking spray
1 single serving pouch of tuna (I used the 2.5 ounce Bumble Bee)
1-2 tsp Hellman’s Canola Mayo (says “gluten-free” on the jar)
1 tsp sweet pickle relish (I used Meijer – says “GF” on the jar)
1 squirt French’s Spicy Mustard (Trader Joe’s is good, too)
Cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 – 400 degrees.
2. Combine tuna, mayo, relish and mustard. Set aside.
3. Place corn tortillas on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Spray tops of corn tortillas with cooking spray.
4. Bake tortillas until they start to brown & get crisp.
5. Top tortillas with tuna mixture and cheddar cheese. Broil until warm & melty.
6. Enjoy!
You can mix things up and add other ingredients to your tuna mix – celery, Sriracha, Red Hot, etc. Be creative!
What is the weirdest food combination you have ever tried? Do you have one that you eat on a regular basis?
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My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.
Ha! I was expecting oats or potatoes or something as the base. Your weird isn't so weird but they look good.
I agree that your weird isn't weird at all, those are basics at our house. I do love to dunk my popcorn in milk. Is that weird?
One of my mom's standard meals when we were growing up was Hillshire Farms kielbasa, macaroni and cheese and green peas. I cut up the kielbasa and mixed it all together. These days I don't eat the sausage but I still make green peas to go in my mac and cheese!
I don't think that's weird at all! Those look really tasty! I have several weird combinations of food, most I won't ever admit. (And Eddie is sworn to secrecy.) I've been known to pair pickled beets with anything for lunch, could be paired with mac & cheese, or tomato soup.
@Tracy, I have never heard of dipping popcorn in milk! That's too funny!
Those look yummy. And I remember you eating horseradish on chocolate chip cookes. Although as I recall, that was on a dare.
Doritos and applesauce sounds weird to me, but I do love Doritos (or other salty chips) dipped in Nutella
Yum!
We used to eat popcorn and milk (like cereal) for dinner when my dad was gone. My mom was so sick of making meals (she had six of us). I still crave buttered popcorn and salt with milk. We eat fried green pepper sandwiches with fried egg and ketchup – on GF bread. We also do fried bologna and onion with mustard on toast. I have to admit we don't do the bologna very often and as of next year probably never. But I grew up on those and they are comfort foods. We do a lot of crazy combos though because I love salsa's and condiments and mixing of flavors and ethnic foods in one sitting. My kids think it is normal. Wait till they grow up and meet a normal or picky eater. lol
How silly I just realized how old this post was. lol
Haha! I love the sound of the fried green pepper w/ egg & ketchup! YUM!!