Best Tuna Salad Sicilian Style Recipes

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Italian Tuna Salad image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons lemon juice, from 1 large lemon
1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
One 15-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
One 6.35-ounce jar olive oil-packed tuna, drained
2 cups baby arugula
2 small treviso, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 Belgian endive, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 small bulb fennel, shaved on a mandoline or sliced thinly with a knife
1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves

Steps:

Whisk together the lemon juice, capers and Dijon mustard in a large bowl. While continuing to whisk, drizzle in the olive oil in a steady stream. Whisk in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the beans to the dressing and mash gently with a spoon. Add the tuna, flaking it with a fork into bite-size pieces. Toss lightly to coat. Top the tuna mixture with the arugula, treviso, endive, shaved fennel, parsley leaves and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using your hands, toss the salad together, bringing the dressing up from the bottom of the bowl until everything is coated evenly.

SICILIAN RICE SALAD WITH SEARED TUNA

Sicilian Rice Salad with Seared Tuna image

The combination of fresh seafood with fennel, capers, and tomatoes is typical of Sicilian dishes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups uncooked basmati rice
3 lemons
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
6 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 red onion, peeled and finely diced
1 small fennel bulb, core removed, finely diced
3 tablespoons capers, drained
2 tablespoons marjoram leaves
2 one-inch-thick tuna steaks, (1 1/2 pounds)
Olive-oil cooking spray

Steps:

Place rice and 2 1/4 cups water in a medium saucepan, and bring the liquid to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from heat. Using a fork, separate the grains of rice, and transfer rice to a large bowl. Grate 1 tablespoon zest from the lemons, and add the zest to rice. Set the rice aside.
Squeeze the lemons, yielding 1/3 cup strained juice. Place 12 tomato halves, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a blender; blend until liquefied. With blender running, add olive oil in a slow, steady stream to the tomato dressing.
Add yellow bell pepper, onion, fennel, the remaining tomato halves, capers, the remaining 5 tablespoons parsley, marjoram, and tomato dressing to rice; toss to combine.
Coat a saute pan with cooking spray, and set over medium-high heat. Cut the tuna steaks into 1-inch-wide strips, and season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Place the tuna strips in hot pan, and sear on all sides until browned and medium rare, about 1 minute per side. Remove the pan from heat, and cut each strip into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Divide the rice salad and the tuna slices among six bowls, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 g, Cholesterol 29 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 25 g, Sodium 502 g

TOM COLICCHIO'S SICILIAN TUNA SALAD

Tom Colicchio's Sicilian Tuna Salad image

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio serves this delicious mayo-free tuna salad at his New York restaurant 'wichcraft. He recommends serving the salad on a fresh baguette, with olives, fennel and lemon confit (or more simply, some grated lemon zest). I got the recipe from the Today Show. This tastes best with a higher quality tuna.

Provided by blucoat

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 (12 ounce) italian canned tuna or 4 (6 ounce) regular cans tuna, drained
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons red onions, diced fine
1 tablespoon capers
1 teaspoon sicilian dried oregano or 1 teaspoon regular dried oregano

Steps:

Mix ingredients. Season to taste with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.1, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 47.6, Sodium 470, Carbohydrate 0.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 26.9

TUNA SALAD "SICILIAN STYLE"

Tuna Salad

I created this after years of trial and error. It is healthy and tastes great too! I like to add 1 tablesppon chopped pickled jalapeño peppers for an added zest! I have kids now so I will leave that out! I hope you enjoy!

Provided by K-Jon Chef

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 2h5m

Yield 2 2 sandwiches, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) can albacore tuna in water (drained well)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1 tablespoon onion (minced fine)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (regular salt to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (fresh ground, to taste)

Steps:

Mix all ingridients in a bowl and chill at least 2 hours!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 356.9, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 75, Sodium 1111.6, Carbohydrate 2.4, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 42.5

SICILIAN STYLE CHICK PEA SALAD

Sicilian Style Chick Pea Salad image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories side-dish

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 cups cooked chickpeas, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon lightly toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup finely sliced green onions
2 salt packed anchovies, rinsed under cool water, minced
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 hard boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
8 ounces tuna packed in olive oil, drained and flaked, or 3/4 cup drained, flaked home Cured tuna in olive oil, reserve some oil
8 ounces tuna packed in olive oil, drained and flaked, or 3/4 cup drained, flaked home Cured tuna in olive oil, reserve some oil
12 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin chiffonade

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, wine vinegar, raisins, pine nuts, green onions, anchovies, lemon zest, salt and pepper and stir gently to combine with spoon. Transfer to 6 salad plates and divide the hard boiled eggs and flaked tuna among the plates. Drizzle with some of the reserved oil from the tuna, garnish each plate evenly with the basil and serve immediately.