It's easy to elevate a standard tuna melt by using the kind of flavorful ingredients you'd find in Italian-style sandwiches.

Season the tuna with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the tuna and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until browned on both sides and pink in ...

Heat two nonstick sauté pans over high heat. Using a pastry brush, coat each tuna steak with extra-virgin olive oil, season one side with salt and pepper and sprinkle the thyme leaves.