Valentine's Recipes > Tuna Fish Hors d'oeuvre
1 smaller lemon
1 medium tin of dolphin-friendly tuna, in oil or brine as preferred
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh chives
3 tablespoons plain fromage-frais, low or higher fat as preferred
2 tablespoons of white wine
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Cut the very end off each half so that they will stand on a plate.
- Squeeze juice from the flesh and retain.
- Scoop out the other lemon and retain the juice and peel.
- Strain the tuna and then blend it with the wine and lemon juice to taste.
- Fold the fromage-frais into this mixture and season to taste.
- Carefully spoon the mixture into the two large lemon skins.
- Cut two "handles" from the peel of the smaller lemon and place them over the top of the two lemon "baskets".
- Decorate with fresh parsley and halves of stuffed olives.
- Chill.
- Serve with very thin brown bread and butter.
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How to make tuna fish hors d'oeuvre:
A retro-recipe to try for fun.
Ingredients
1 large well shaped lemon1 smaller lemon
1 medium tin of dolphin-friendly tuna, in oil or brine as preferred
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh chives
3 tablespoons plain fromage-frais, low or higher fat as preferred
2 tablespoons of white wine
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Cut the large lemon in exact halves and carefully scoop out all the flesh.- Cut the very end off each half so that they will stand on a plate.
- Squeeze juice from the flesh and retain.
- Scoop out the other lemon and retain the juice and peel.
- Strain the tuna and then blend it with the wine and lemon juice to taste.
- Fold the fromage-frais into this mixture and season to taste.
- Carefully spoon the mixture into the two large lemon skins.
- Cut two "handles" from the peel of the smaller lemon and place them over the top of the two lemon "baskets".
- Decorate with fresh parsley and halves of stuffed olives.
- Chill.
- Serve with very thin brown bread and butter.
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