Low Carb Tuna Melt On Zucchini

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna packed in oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 green olives, chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1 fresh mild green pepper, minced
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 large zucchini
• 2 small tomatoes, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 slice the zucchini into diagonal 'coins'.
• 2 saute zucchini in a single layer in a saute pan with a little bit of oil until they begin to brown, then turn over and brown the other side a little (this is to both heat them and eliminate a little of the moisture in them).
• 3 mix drained tuna with parsley, olives, green onions, mayonnaise and mustard (you can swap out ingredients here--try pickled red peppers, capers, celery, brown onion, swap out different peppers for greater or lesser heat--whatever you have on hand).
• 4 arrange zucchini in small piles on a foil lined baking sheet: i used 4-5 pieces per pile and just slightly overlapped their edges.
• 5 mound tuna onto zucchini bases.
• 6 cover each tuna-zucchini mound with a few slices of tomato and then sprinkle with cheese.
• 7 place under a broiler until cheese is melted and beginning to brown.