I heart tuna melts. I'll eat 'em on anything: English muffins, crusty bread, even corn tortillas. But sometimes I find myself wishing there were some other, less starchy, way to enjoy them. Well, kids, there is: Behold the tomato, the perfect low-cal vessel to get all that melty goodness into your greedy little mouths.
Not only is a tomato cup a flavorful bread alternative, you're cutting out so many calories that you can really go nuts with the cheese. It's win-win!
For my first tomato cup extravaganza, I decided to use parm along with the more traditional cheddar to give it a little oomph. And a word about tuna: I don't use the kind that's packed in water. I don't care if it's better for me, or less fattening. Water-packed tuna is bland and sad. It tastes more like tin than tuna. My favorite oil-packed brands are Genova, which is absolutely delicious, followed by Cento.
