Low Carb Tuna Melt on Zucchini

Here's a way to enjoy a tuna melt and still stay on your low carb diet!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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.