Tuna Melt With Avocado, Mozzarella Cheese and Hot Sauce
 a recipe created by Steven Guerrero

Ingredients:
1 6oz. can of Albacore tuna
2 heaping tbsp. mayonnaise
1 avocado (Avocados are ready to eat when you put a little pressure on the avocado with your thumb and the flesh gives way slightly. If an avocado is too soft and/or is mushy, do not buy it.)
2 slices of sourdough bread, toasted
Your favorite Louisiana-style hot sauce to taste (I like Franks or Crystal)
One ball of mozzarella cheese (don't buy pre-grated mozzarella cheese, it's just not the same)
1 vine ripened tomato
Paprika
Salt & pepper to taste
 
Preparation:
First things first, turn on the broiler and grate one cup of the mozzarella cheese and set aside. Drain as much of the water from the can of tuna buy firmly pressing the lid down on the tuna while tuning the can upside down. In a small bowl mix the tuna and the Mayo together and set aside. Cut the avocado in two lengthwise and remove the giant seed by firmly yet gently striking the seed with a sharp larger knife and turning the seed to pull it out. Insert a large size cereal spoon between the skin and the flesh and work your way around the perimeter of the avocado to scoop out the avocado flesh in one piece. Slice the avocado into ¼ inch slices and set aside. Slice four ¼ inch slices of tomato. Toast the bread in a toaster and then equally divide the tuna onto each slice of bread making sure the layer of tuna is level. Lay four to five slices of avocado on top of the tuna and lay two slices of tomato on top of the avocado. Season the tomato with salt and pepper to taste and add as little or as much hot sauce as you like. Then generously top each open faced sandwich with the grated mozzarella cheese.  Place both sandwiches on a cookie sheet and place under the pre-heated broiler for one minute checking at thirty second to avoid burning.  If you don't have a broiler oven a toaster oven will work great too. Just toast until the cheese is melted. Remove and very lightly sprinkle with paprika and serve.