The first time I have ever eaten this dish, I was at a restaurant in Milan with my husband. It was supposed to be a very good restaurant, yet we were not that impressed with it… the only dish worth remembering was this tuna dip that we had as entree. We actually liked it so much that I started experimenting at home until I got it right. I have been making this recipe for years now and we never get tired of it. It is a very simple dip but it is packed with flavours. Enjoy.
Ingredients for 4 persons:
200 gms tuna, tinned and preserved in olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp red chilly, crushed
400 ml diced tinned tomatoes
1/4 glass white wine
1/2 tbsp continental parsley, thinly chopped
1 pinch salt
Dice the clove of garlic and put it in a small pot with the crushed red chilly and the extra virgin olive oil. Fry it for a minute on a very low flame. The garlic does not have to turn brown or it will taste bitter.
Add the diced tomatoes and a pinch of salt, cover it and let it cook on a low flame for 10-15 minutes.
Add the tuna, break it with a fork and mix it well with the tomato sauce.
Pour in the white wine and burn off the alcohol by increasing the fire. When the alcohol has evaporated and the sauce has thickened, it is ready. Add the chopped parsley and put the fire off. Let the sauce cool down.
Serve it at room temperature on (or with) toasted bread and decorate with some parsley leaves.
And… Manu’s Menu got another award!!! Thank you so much Elyse from The Cultural Dish for giving me a Stylish Blogger Award!
The last time I was given awards, my friend Jill from Mad About Macarons asked me to say something about myself… so, this time I will oblige and as per tradition, here are 7 things about me you may not know:
1 – There are very few things I do not eat and among them I dislike boiled eggs the most… I just cannot eat them!
2 – The weirdest thing I have ever eaten would have to be reindeer in Lapland and I can assure all of you reading that it was fantastic! Oh well… I have also eaten kangaroo, emu and crocodile (no kidding), but living in Australia these do not sound as exotic as reindeer anymore!
3 – I love languages and I can speak Italian, English, Spanish and a little French.
4 – I have a real passion for travelling and organising holidays. I never travel with “organised tours” as to me the planning, reading and imagining is part of the fun! I already have a few trips planned for the next… decade! 😉
5 – I love listening to music and my favourite artist is Silvio Rodriguez, I just think he is a poet and obviously a great musician.
6 – And as we are talking about poetry, my favourite poet in definitely Pablo Neruda.
7 – The culinary aspect that I miss the most about Italy is the regional cuisine and all the different local ingredients that you cannot find abroad… cured meats, cheeses, veggies… the list is too long… ohhh!
And now, time to pass on the Stylish Blogger Award. This time I have decided to award 10 blogs, the majority of which I have just recently discovered. So here they are:
Beth from Beth Michelle
Carina from Kitchen Groovy
Gourmantine from Gourmantine’s Blog
Medeja from Cranberry Jam
Mely from Mexico in My Kitchen
Mindy from Whiski Business
Nami from Just One Cookbook
Priyanka from Buon Appetito
Shari from Good Food Week
Tony from Pasta & Other Things
Enjoy browsing them dear readers!!! Thank you so much again Elyse from The Cultural Dish!!!
Before finishing this post, I am so happy to say that TasteSpotting published one of the pictures from my Piadina and Crescione – Marco’s Recipe post! Yeahhhh!!!! 🙂 I also wanted to thank Kankana from Sunshine and Smile and Sandra from Sandra’s Easy Cooking for their precious tips… they were really helpful girls! <3
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Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I’ve been looking around for the perfect tuna dip and I just absolutely love this one!! It’s perfect for someone like me who doesn’t like the majority of the creamy tuna dips out there. I just made it this afternoon and it was a success!! Also wanted to mention that I love the format of your posts, you make it so easy to understand!!
Congratulations on the award and thank you so much for including me. I feel really honored! I’m currently dreaming about Sicilian cuisine all the time and your site is such a treat to read!
This looks wonderful and congratulations on your blog award! Well deserved!! 🙂
I love your style babe .. you so deserve this award 🙂
I never heard of tuna dip before but something tells me I will like it specially the way you displayed here . Happy weekend XOXO
Mmm, looks simple and tasty. Congrats on the award!
This is a great dip. I would love to add it to my next party food.:-)
I also loved your post on Jill’s blog. Those sweets need a lot of artistry in baking.
Also thanks for sharing these amazing blogs. I didn’t know about half of them and I am totally a fan now.:-) Have a great weekend.
I do something similar but never thought of adding wine. I will have to try: it looks like it could make the whole sauce juicer…..
Aww! I am honored and touched that you would think to award me – it makes blogging all the more worthwhile when you receive a little shout out like this! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I am so enjoying your blog, as well!
And this tuna appetizer – I never thought to combine tuna with tomatoes – just goes to show that I still need to think outside the box more!
Can’t wait to try it and thank you!
This is a lovely dip – low cal and healthy too! Congrats on the award – you really are a Stylish Blogger and also wonderful guest post over at Jill’s ‘Mad About Macarons’ – Have a great weekend.
Manu, well done on the award. Your blog is just fantastic and I love reading all of your gorgeous Italian creations. Thanks for adding the perso info. It’s great to read a few more things about yourself. Reindeer? Amazing. So when are you going to post the crocodile burgers? 🙂 You are such a talented lady. Gosh after all that, I forgot to say thanks for sharing that lovely tuna dip. Looks a great antipasto!
Congrats on the award you deserve it! I loved reading the 7 things about you. I ate crocodile once but never kangaroo or reindeer! And, Thank you so much for passing it on to me! I’m so glad you love my bog, makes me so happy!!
That tuna dip sounds quite fantastic. I love how simple and easy it seems to put together, but the flavors are big enough to make it memorable.
Congratulations on your award and thank you for friending me on Foodbuzz.
This sounds like it would be great with pasta too. BTW, mentioned you on my blog and linked to you.
Hi manu Congrats on the award…:)
looks lovely dish and ur snaps really nice. enjoy cooking:))
Manu, I have made grilled tuna steaks with a tomato sauce but never thought of trying tomatoes with canned tuna. Sounds tasty.
Thank you for passing on this award to me, I love your blog as you know 🙂
Hi Manu! This recipe is a keeper for me because I have all these ingredients all the time and I can quickly make quick snack for “sudden” guest/s. Perfect!
And… THANK YOU for passing me the award. I am really really happy getting to know you and I enjoyed reading new 7 things about you! You ate all those animals…lol…I think a frog and bees were probably the most weird thing I ate (in Taiwan). I’m really looking forward to your new posts, and great to be connected over facebook!
I’ve never had Tuna dip before. I’m def. going to try this. I would have never thought to mix tuna and tomatoes!
Congrats on the award…you deserve it!!!
I love tuna, and it is always great when I can get new recipe..It look easy and tasty dip!
I will try it one of these days:)
Have a great morning Manuela:)) here is almost time for bed:))