Tuna With Tomatoes Recipes

TOMATOES AND TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine tuna, cheese, mayonnaise, celery, onion, pickle, pickle juice, salt, celery seed and pepper. Chill. Cut tomatoes, not quite through, into quarters; place on individual plates and spread apart. Spoon 1/2 cup salad into each. Garnish with bacon bits if desired.

QUICK TUNA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell for each. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. , In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, celery salt, dill and pepper. Stir in the tuna, celery and cashews if desired. Spoon into tomato shells.

TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced shallot in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons capers; cook 1 minute. Add one 14-ounce can cherry tomatoes; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes burst, 5 minutes. Smash with a spatula, then stir in one 7-ounce can Italian oil-packed tuna, breaking it into chunks. Toss with 12 ounces cooked spaghetti and 3 tablespoons olive oil, adding up to 3/4 cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce; season with salt and pepper.

TUNA STEAKS WITH TOMATO AND BASIL RAW SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan or indoor/outdoor grill to high. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the tuna steaks spread it around then season with salt and pepper.
• Combine tomatoes, onions, parsley and basil in a bowl. Dress with extra-virgin olive oil, enough to coat the tomatoes evenly, 2 to 3 tablespoons. Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper, to taste. Let the sauce marinate at least 10 minutes.
• When you are ready to eat, grill steaks 2 minutes on each side for rare, 3 minutes for medium and 4 for opaque, well done. Stir sauce up then serve liberal amounts of it on top of the steaks.

PASTA WITH TUNA & TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan, throw in the onion and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chilli and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Give it a good stir, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Flake the tuna into the sauce and heat through. Drain the pasta, return to the pan and stir in the sauce and basil leaves if you have any. Serve with a generous grinding of pepper.

SLOW-ROASTED TUNA WITH TOMATOES, HERBS, AND SPICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F. Using knife, make 9 slits in sides of tuna. Fill each with 1 clove, 1 coriander seed, and 1 garlic sliver; sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Heat oil in ovenproof pot over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 8 minutes; push to side of pot. Add tuna and sauté until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes. Scatter tomatoes, oregano, and remaining garlic slivers around tuna. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour vinegar over fish.
• Bake tuna uncovered until thermometer inserted into center registers 145°F for medium-rare, about 12 minutes. Transfer tuna to platter. Spoon tomato sauce over. Cool to room temperature. Slice tuna thinly and serve.

TUNA WITH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, parsley and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaf. Cover and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before continuing.) Discard bay leaf. Mix in torn basil. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna and cook until golden and just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer tuna to platter. Spoon sauce over tuna. Garnish with basil sprigs.

TANGY TOMATO TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Mix macaroni, tomato sauce, tuna, cottage cheese, onion, cream cheese, sour cream, and salt together in the prepared casserole dish. Stir bread crumbs and butter together in a bowl; spread over tuna mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is cooked through and bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.

TUNA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tomatoes.
• Use serrated knife to partially cut tomatoes into wedges, starting at top of each tomato and being careful to not cut through to bottom of tomato.
• Fill tomatoes with tuna mixture.

TUNA WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Spread the tomatoes evenly in an oval dish 13 by 9 by 2 inches. Arrange fish over tomatoes. Drizzle with the oil and lemon juice, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter basil over all.
• Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 7 1/2 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
• Remove from oven. Let stand, covered, for 2 minutes. Uncover and serve immediately.

TUNA STEAKS WITH LEMONY TOMATOES AND ONION

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Cook, without turning, until golden brown on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn over, and continue to cook until medium-rare, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer tuna to a plate, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, toss together tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, and remaining tablespoon oil; season salad with salt and pepper.
• Serve tuna on top of tomato-onion salad, with lemon wedges alongside, if desired.

TUNA TOMATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine in a bowl, the tuna, mayonnaise, onion, salt and pepper.
• After draining cooked noodles, return them to their pan. Add the tuna mixture and mix to blend well.
• Layer 1/2 of the noodle mixture in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with 1/2 of tomatoes and 1/2 of cheese. Press down lightly; repeat layers.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes or until bubbly.

TUNA WITH OLIVES AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large frying pan over high heat, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and sear over high heat, turning once, just until golden (about 3 minutes). Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Add remaining oil to pan and reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion and saute until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, wine, red pepper, olives, and capers. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes to blend flavors. Stir in pine nuts.
• Return tuna to the pan, spooning the sauce over it. Cook, occaisionaly spooning sauce back over tuna, until tuna is opaque throughout and the sauce is slightly reduced, 7-10 minutes.
• Transfer tuna steaks and sauce to warmed plates and sprinkle with basil. Serve at once.

TUNA WITH PEPPERY TOMATOES & POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and put in a roasting tin to heat up. Put the tuna in a shallow dish with half the oil, two-thirds of the garlic and leaves from 1 sprig of thyme. Leave to marinate while you cook the veg.
• Put the potatoes, peppers, onion and chilli into the roasting tin with the remaining oil, toss to coat, then roast for 20 mins. The potatoes should be tender or very nearly there. If not, give them another 5 mins (the cooking time can depend on the variety of potato). Add the remaining garlic and thyme to the pan, let them sizzle, stir in the tomatoes, then cook for 5 mins more until the sauce has reduced a little. Season to taste.
• With a few mins to go, heat a griddle or frying pan, wipe most of the garlic marinade off the fish with kitchen paper, season, then sear for 1 min each side for medium or longer if you prefer. Serve on top of the veg.

SEARED TUNA WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Season tuna generously with salt and pepper. Arrange half of tuna in skillet in a single layer to prevent crowding. Cook, turning once, until golden brown on top and bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes per side (3 minutes total). Tuna should be slightly pink inside. Transfer to a platter. Cover to keep warm. Add another 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, and repeat with second batch.
• Wipe out the bottom of the skillet. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the onion. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until onion is golden brown and soft, 4 to 6 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine, and simmer, stirring often, until the tomatoes' skins just begin to wrinkle, about 2 minutes. Cook at a bare simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes more. Add basil to skillet, and cook, stirring, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon hot sauce over tuna just before serving.