Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tuna salad recipe

Tuna salad recipe is a delicious and colorful recipe.

Ingredients

2 large tomatoes, cut in quarters
1 red bell pepper, cut in matchstick strips
1 green bell pepper, cut in matchstick strips
1 small onion, sliced in rings
1 can (6 1/2 or 7 ounces) tuna in vegetable oil
4 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons wine vinegar
1/2 small clove garlic, finely minced
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
12 pitted black olives, chopped

cooking instructions

Arrange tomato quarters on a salad serving platter, place pepper strips and onion rings in center.
Drain oil from tuna into a small jar, flake tuna and arrange in center of platter.
Make salad dressing: add olive oil, wine vinegar, minced garlic, salt, pepper and dry mustard to tuna oil in jar.
Seal tightly and shake vigorously to blend.
Sprinkle over tuna salad platter.
Sprinkle chopped olives over the salad.
Tuna salad serves 3 to 4.