Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes

This recipe is for 4 - you can adjust as necessary. Great in summer when tomatoes are abundant. I have come across several recipes that feature cooked stuffed tomatoes but I prefer this type - they are fresh, tasty and nearly everybody likes them!

Ingredients:

4 large tomatoes

1 can tuna

2 spring onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3 tbs mayonnaise

salt and pepper to taste

Fresh basil, chopped

2 tsp chopped olives

1 tsp capers

1 tsp fresh parsley leaves, chopped

Method:

Cut the tops off the tomatoes, and scrape out the inside but leaving about 1/4" flesh inside.

Mix the remaining ingredients and fill the tomatoes with the mixture.

ready!!!

Healthy Fish Dish

After all the fattening food in my last posts, here is something healthy, tasty and easy to make!

Recipe courtesy of my dear old mama....

Ingredients

1 catfish fillet or two if small. can use any other type of white fish fillets.
1 spring onion
1 large tomato
few leaves fresh basil
1 lemon slice
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
olive oil, extra virgin, cold pressed.

Method:
Wrap fish in pouch of parchment paper and top with white part of spring onion,and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Lightly steam fish in microwave for two minutes.

Slice two rounds from tomato for decoration use and chop the rest roughly, add salt and pepper and chopped basil leaves.
Serve fish decorated with the tomato rounds, the chopped tomatoes the lemon round cut in half, decorate with sprig of basil, check seasoning and sprinkle with a thin stream of olive oil.
Enjoy!