Tuna Mousse With Chives Food

TUNA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Warm soup.
• Add softened gelatin.
• Let cool.
• Cream in cream cheese. Then add remaining ingredients.
• Pour into a greased 2-cup mold and chill for 6 hours or more.
• Unmold onto serving platter and serve with crackers and vegetable.

TUNA MOUSSE: SPUMA DI TONNO

Steps:

• Put the tuna in a food processor and pulse to break up the fish. With the machine running, add the butter, cream, balsamic vinegar, and soy sauce and blend until smooth. Then stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the processor bowl. Add the lemon juice and pulse again. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and blend again. Check the seasoning.
• Serve at room temperature, or cover and refrigerate for up to 4 days. If refrigerated, return the spuma to room temperature before serving.

EASY TUNA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tuna, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, egg, onions, red pepper, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and cayenne.
• Divide mixture into eight portions; shape into 2-inch balls.
• Roll balls in remaining bread crumbs.
• Flatten to 1/2 inch thickness.
• In a large nonstick skillet, cook tuna cakes in butter for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

TUNA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Flake tuna well and add mayo, tomato paste, and salt and pepper.
• Best if you mix in the food processor.
• Mix gelatin and boiling water.
• Add to tuna mixture, mixing well.
• Place in pretty bowl or fits perfectly in Tupperware mini jello mold.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Turn out of mold onto bed of lettuce.
• Goes great with crackers or bread.

TUNA MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan heat gelatin in water over low heat, stir until thickened.
• In a separate large saucepan heat tomato soup, undiluted, and cream cheese, stir constantly until cream cheese melts and mixture is blended.
• Add gelatin mixture, then set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, flake tuna.
• Fold in mayonnaise, horseradish, celery, onion, gelatin mixture and seasonings.
• Mix well until smooth.
• Pour into a fish mold that has been well sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
• Unmold onto serving platter.
• Serve with crackers.

SPUDS STUFFED WITH TUNA & CHIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork and put them straight onto a shelf in the hottest part of the oven. Bake for 1-11⁄4 hours, or until they are soft inside.
• Meanwhile, put the cottage cheese in a bowl with the tuna, celery, spring onions and some salt and pepper, and mix together thoroughly.
• To serve, cut a cross in each baked potato and open it out slightly. Spoon the filling on top, sprinkle a couple of drops of Tabasco sauce over each one and serve with a green salad.