Yellow and red bell peppers filled with tuna
16 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Yellow bell peppers -- cut | |
| Lengthwise into thirds | ||
| 10 | Red bell peppers -- cut | |
| Lengthwise into thirds | ||
| 1 | cup | Plus |
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 5 | tablespoons | Fresh lemon juice |
| 5 | Garlic cloves -- pressed | |
| Salt and freshly | ||
| Ground pepper | ||
| 3 | cans | Albacore tuna packed in |
| Water -- drained | ||
| ½ | cup | Chopped fresh parsley |
| 5 | tablespoons | Drained capers |
| Fresh parsley sprigs | ||
| Imported black olives | ||
| (such as Kalamata or | ||
| Nicoise) | ||
Directions
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 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. Recipe By :