Tofuna Melt

Ingredients

• 2 slices of your preferred sandwich bread
• 1 or 2 slices of your preferred plant-based cheese
• 1 tbsp plant-based butter (Country Crock sticks spread well, in my experience)
• ¼ cup tofu “tuna” salad
• ½–1 whole avocado (optional)
• Avocado toast seasoning (optional)

Tofu “tuna” salad recipe.

Instructions

• (Optional) Pit, peel and mash the avocado. Mix in the avocado toast seasoning, if using.
• Spread butter across one side of each bread slice.
• Heat up a frying pan (or sandwich press, or other preferred cooking surface). You’ll know it’s ready when you can sprinkle a drop of water on the surface and it dances around. Reduce the heat to medium.
• Place both slices of bread butter-side down in the pan. (If using a sandwich press, place just one slice down.)
• (Optional) Spread the mashed avocado on one or both slices of bread.
• Place your cheese slice(s) on top of one bread slice.
• Spread the “tuna” salad on top of the other bread slice. Use a spatula to squash it down if you have to.
• (If using a sandwich press, place the tofuna salad on top of the cheese slice, then place the other slice of bread on top of the sandwich.)
• If using a frying pan, cover with a lid for 1–2 minutes to help the cheese melt.
• Cook until the bread slices are golden-brown on the buttered side.
• If using a frying pan, remove the lid and use a spatula to move your bread slices to a plate, and put one of the slices face-down on top of the other. The avocado helps here — In addition to being delicious, it helps keep the cheese and tofuna from sliding off during this step.
• If using a sandwich press, all you have to do is use a spatula to move the sandwich onto a plate. Easy!
• Cut the sandwich into triangles, objectively the tastiest shape, and optionally serve with some vegan tomato soup.