Yellow & Red Bell Peppers Filled w/Tuna And Capers
10 Yellow bell peppers, cut
Lengthwise into thirds
10 Red bell peppers, cut
Lengthwise into thirds
1 Cup Plus
2 Tablespoon Olive oil
5 Tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
5 Garlic cloves, pressed
Salt and freshly
Ground pepper
3 Can Albacore tuna packed in
Water, drained
1/2 Cup Chopped fresh parsley
5 Tablespoon Drained capers
Fresh parsley sprigs
Imported black olives
(such as Kalamata or Nicoise)
Arrange pepper skin side up in broiler pan (in batches if
necessary) and
broil until blackened. Wrap in paper bag and let stand 10
minutes to steam.
Peel and pat dry.
Mix olive oil, lemon juice and garlic in large bowl. Season with
salt and
pepper. Add peppers and marinate at least 30 minutes. (Can be
prepared 1 day
ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before
continuing.)
Drain peppers, reserving marinade. Combine tuna, chopped parsley
and capers
in another bowl, breaking up tuna with a fork. Mix in enough
reserved
marinade to season to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Place
1 tablespoon
tuna mixture on inside of each piece of pepper at one end. Roll
up. Arrange
seam side down on serving platter. Pour remaining marinade over
rolls. (Can
be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Garnish with
parsley
sprigs and olives before serving. 16 appetizer servings.
Servings: 16
Home Cookin 4.8 Chapter: Fish And Seafood
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