Tuna Caesar salad
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Prep Time
20 Minutes
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Cook Time
20 Minutes
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Yield
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 x 95g can Safcol Yellowfin Tuna Chunks Italian Style in Oil, drained
- 1 small cos lettuce heart, leaves separated
- 2 large free range eggs, soft boiled peeled and halved
- 4 rashers streaky bacon, cut in strips and cooked till crisp
- 1 ciabatta roll
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 50g parmesan cheese, cut into strips with vegetable peeler
- chives for garnish
for the dressing
- 3 anchovy fillets
- ½ cup quality whole egg mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, finely grated
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
to serve
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- extra anchovy fillets (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Tear the ciabatta into small chunks and place on a baking tray, swirl a little olive oil over and bake for around 15 minutes or until golden brown and toasted. You may need to turn them to ensure they are evenly toasted.
- Put all of the ingredients for the dressing into the food processor and blend until smooth, season to tasted. This can also be mixed with a stick blender or a whisk.
- Arrange the cos leaves in a bowl and add the tuna, egg, bacon and ciabatta toasts.
- Garnish with a few chives and anchovy fillets (if you are using them) and spoon the dressing over the top.
| Servings: | 2 |
| Ready in: | 40 Minutes |
| Course: | Lunch, Dinner, Side |
| Recipe Type: | Salad |
| Ingredient: | Tuna |
Tuna Caesar salad
A slight twist on a traditional classic cafe salad, our tuna Caesar salad is easy to make and tastes amazing. Perfect protein packed lunch or light dinner.
Did you know?
Many people think the Caesar salad was named after Julius Caesar — it’s not. The Caesar salad was invented by an Italian man named Caesar Cardini. Caesar Cardini was born in 1896. As expected, it’s a little difficult tracing someone’s life so long ago. However, an advertisement from Cardini’s restaurant in 1919 suggests he moved to California in the 1910s. Italians can rest assured that there was Italian influence behind its creation. Cardini was a restauranteur who was born in northern Italy. As a chef, he settled in North America and worked in many restaurants before stumbling upon his seminal creation. He opened a least two restaurants in California before inventing the Caesar salad elsewhere. Source: denicolasitaliandining
