This for me is summer on a plate. Can be made in a variety of different ways. Here below the salad was simply made by using a jar of good quality tuna, vine cherry tomatoes and freshly picked basil leaves (here I chose the tips) all dressed in a good olive oil and a sprinkling of salt (I use Maldon as you can crumble it in with your fingertips).
To this you may want to add finely sliced onion (white or red or even spring onion). Even a whole garlic clove; just need to let the clove marinade a while, for the flavour to infuse in the salty olive oil.
You can use dry origano instead of basil.
Make sure that it is served with fresh crusty bread of your choosing.
A little tip that was given to me, to remove the harshness from the onion or garlic, is to throw in a few ice cubes! The result is amazing, it will leave you with a delicious juice to soak up with your crusty bread.
Buon Appetito!
Photo by La Buongustaia
This is the tuna that I use. It is nothing like those sold in tins from the supermarkets however, Carluccio's sell a good quality solid tuna in a tin. It's very much worth paying that little bit extra as the quality is superior.
If not, buy yellowfin tuna in olive oil. Most supermarkets stock this.
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