Tuna Fish Pizza With Fennel And Olives Food

TUNA PIZZA WITH RED ONION AND BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients in the bread maker in the order recommended by the manufacturer and run the "dough" cycle. Some machines have a dedicated "pizza" setting. If yours has it, use that instead.
• Alternatively, make the dough by hand by adding all the dry ingredients in a bowl, mix them well, and gradually add the olive oil and water until you have a dough that's now sticky. Leave it to prove for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Heat the oven at 230 degrees Celsius.
• Mix the passata with the dry basil and season with salt and a pinch of black pepper.
• Roll the dough as thin as possible without tearing it. Place it on a pizza tray.
• Spread the sauce on the pizza.
• Add the mozzarella, torn by hand. Follow with the tuna, onion, and olives. Spread everything as evenly as you can.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 230 degrees Celsius or until the mozzarella is melted and the base is crisp.

TUNA FISH PIZZA WITH FENNEL AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500°F (if using a baking sheet) or as high as it will go (if using a baking stone/steel; place the stone/steel in the bottom third of the oven before you start preheating). Let the oven preheat for at least 30 minutes. Then, if you're using a baking stone or steel, switch the oven to Broil on high.
• Stretch or roll out your dough to a 12- to 14-inch circle, then transfer it to an oiled or parchment-lined baking sheet or a lightly floured pizza peel (if using a baking stone/steel).
• Spread the sauce evenly on the dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Scatter on the fennel, then the tuna, olives, lemon zest, and Parmesan.
• Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese has browned in spots-8 to 10 minutes on the baking sheet, 6 to 8 minutes on the baking stone/steel.
• Remove the pizza from the oven. Sprinkle with the fennel fronds, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Slice and serve.

TEN-MINUTE TUNA PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8. Spread the pizza base with tomato purée. Scatter over the garlic, olives, tomatoes and half the oil. Bake for 10 mins until the tomatoes start to colour and the base is crisp.
• Remove from the oven, sprinkle over the capers, tuna and basil, drizzle with oil, then serve.

CORIANDER, FENNEL, AND PEPPER CRUSTED TUNA WITH WATERMELON SALSA

Steps:

• To prepare the watermelon salsa, in a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
• To prepare spice blend, grind all spices in a mini food processor or spice grinder they are powdery. Spread the spice mixture evenly on a large plate.
• Rinse the tuna fillets and pat dry. Place one side of each piece of tuna into the spice mixture. Shake off excess.
• In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil over high heat until almost smoking. Carefully place two of the tuna fillets, spiced side down, into the skillet. A spice crust should form within 1 minute. Using kitchen tongs, turn over the tuna, lower the heat to medium, and cook for 2 to 5 minutes to desired doneness. Repeat the process with the remaining tuna fillets. For Watermelon Salsa:

TUNA WITH CAPERS, OLIVES AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mash garlic with the back of a spoon. Whisk in the lemon juice and 5 tablespoons of olive oil. Combine with the tuna, onion, olives, capers, herbs and salt to taste.
• Serve on buttered toast for sandwiches, or make into a dip: Pulse the tuna salad and butter in a food processor until it is creamy. With the motor of the processor running, slowly add the additional 4 tablespoons oil. Taste and add more salt or lemon juice if needed. Serve with cut vegetables (fennel and bell peppers are nice) and crackers.

TUNA STEAKS WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the leek and cook, stirring, until leeks are limp, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until the mixture is fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Add the fennel and a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low, cover and cook slowly for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the lemon juice, taste and adjust seasonings. The mixture should be very soft.
• Meanwhile, season the albacore steaks with salt and pepper and heat the remaining olive oil in another pan over medium-high heat. Sear the albacore steaks for 30 seconds on each side. Place on top of the fennel. Cover the pan, turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes, until the fish is cooked through.
• Sprinkle on the parsley and serve, laying the fish on top of the fennel, with lemon wedges on the side.

PIZZA MARINARA WITH TUNA AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Place a pizza stone, if you have one, on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450°.
• If using drained canned tomatoes, season with half the garlic and salt to taste.
• Break up the tuna in a bowl with a fork and add the remaining garlic and half the thyme and rosemary.
• Spread the tomatoes or tomato sauce over the pizza. Distribute the tuna over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle on the remaining thyme and rosemary, the pepper flakes, capers, and strips of sweet red pepper. Drizzle on the olive oil.
• Place the pizza pan on the stone in the hot oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is brown. Remove from the heat, cut into wedges (I use kitchen scissors for this), and serve.

PENNE WITH FENNEL AND TUNA

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 3 quarts of unsalted water to a boil. Add fennel, bring water back to a boil, and cook for 3 minutes. Remove fennel with a slotted spoon, and reserve cooking liquid in pot.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet until hot but not smoking. Add onion, and saute it for one minute. Then add garlic and cook for 10 seconds. Add the drained fennel, the tuna (crumbled into one-inch pieces) with its juices, parsley, pepper and salt. Combine well, and transfer mixture to a bowl large enough to hold the cooked pasta.
• Bring fennel cooking liquid back to a boil, and add pasta. Return liquid to a boil, and continue to boil pasta for about 8 minutes, or until of desired tenderness.
• Add 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid to tuna and fennel mixture. Drain pasta, and add it to the bowl. Toss well and serve.

TUNA, OLIVE & ROCKET PIZZAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Tip the pizza mix into a bowl and make up following pack instructions. Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave for a few mins.
• Meanwhile, mix the tomato purée with 4 tbsp water, 1 tbsp oil from the tuna and some seasoning.
• Knead the dough for a few mins on a floured surface, then halve and put each piece, spaced apart, on a large oiled baking tray. Press with an oiled hand to make thin flat pizzas - they don't have to be perfectly round.
• Spread with the tomato purée mixture, then top with the tuna, capers, cheese and olives. Bake for 10-12 mins. Serve scattered with the onion and rocket.