Tuna filled capsicum
10/3/2011
Serves 8
Serve as part of an antipasto platter or casual meal.
Ingredients
| 6 | Capsicum |
| 1 to drizzle | Oil |
| 100 g | Butter |
| 1 | Red onion |
| 1 tbsp | Capers |
| 5 | Anchovies |
| 1 tbsp | Sherry |
| 425 g | Tuna |
| 1 | Lemon |
| 1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
| 1 tbsp | Lemon juice |
| 1 tbsp | Fresh parsley |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Halve capsicums, remove seeds and place in a baking dish. Drizzle with oil and cook for 20 minutes until just tender but still holding their shape. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Place 25g of butter in a frying pan and gently cook the chopped onion until tender.
- Add the capers, anchovies fillets and chopped parsley, and continue to cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add the sherry and remaining butter, then transfer mixture to the bowl of a food processor. Add drained tuna, lemon rind and juice (either sqeeze from the lemon or use ready made lemon juice) , and season. Process until mixture comes together.
- Pile tuna filling into each capsicum half. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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