Tuna Melt

• 1 can tuna
• Bread, a roll, or a bagel
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 T minced shallots (or your chosen onion)
• 1 T lemon juice, more depending on taste
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/8 tsp or just a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp pepper
• dash salt
• parmesan cheese, parsley
• pickles, onions, muenster cheese, tomato, and/or other toppings/accoutrement

1. Set broiler to low and heat bread. In small bowl, whisk an egg yolk, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, and herbs. Whisk or blend until it thickens slightly. It will not be super thick, but that’s okay.

2. Flip bread so that it is softly toasted on both sides. Add tuna and shallots to egg mixture and blend.

3. Remove bread from oven, then spoon tuna mixture on top. Sprinkle with extra shallots and/or parmesan cheese. Broil on high for 2 or 3 minutes, until edges of bread begins to darken. Garnish with dried parsley and serve immediately.

Zucchini Carpaccio

• All the zucchini
• salt & pepper
• olive oil
• balsamic vinegar
• pecorino, romano, &/or parmesan cheese

1. Peel and slice (as thin as possible) zucchini. Season on both sides with s&p. Drizzle with olive oil.
2. Broil 8 minutes. Remove carefully, arrange in a pretty fan. Drizzle remaining oil from pan, balsamic vinegar, then sprinkle with pecorino/parmesan cheese and fresh parsley (we don’t have that in our garden but it was tasty without :) ).

This is from the inspiring Eric Ripert, from his series Avec Eric (which I love endlessly). Here he demonstrates how to make this in a toaster oven: http://bit.ly/1eCXplO