Quick Healthy Weekday Lunch - Tuna Melt

Weekday lunches are a fun thing to improvise with. I'm lucky enough to work only a few blocks away from where I live. So on days when I'm not super busy, I can rush home to make a lunch (I'm not the kind of person who can get up early so it's already to come lunchtime or plan the night before). So I usually need to be able to put everything together quickly. So far, I have a few go-to recipes for quick healthy, weekday lunches.

But sometimes I don't have exactly the ingredients I thought I had, or don't have time to try and find them, so things get a little improvised. A different type of cheese, a different herb or fruit, a different measurement of vinaigrette (mostly because I feel I don't "have the time" to dig through the utensils to find the measuring spoons). So it's nice to have pretty basic recipes that can handle a little improvisation. Like the classic, tuna melt. I've done this one a lot for lunch, and I've changed cheeses, vegetables, bread, and it always tastes good.

Newbie Cooking Tip #2 - when substituting ingredients, don't just pay attention to the taste, texture is also important. So, if you don't have celery for your tuna melt, but you still want crunch, try substituting something like chopped green pepper.

I love melty cheese :)