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Cold Tuna Niçoise
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
3-4 pounds fresh tuna
4-6 cloves garlic, sliced
12 anchovy fillets
olive oil
2 teaspoons basil
3-4 onions, sliced
3-4 pounds fresh tomatoes or 2 1-pound, 13-ounce cans italian plum tomatoes
2 small green peppers, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1 bay leaf
red wine
1/2 cup black olives
Directions:
1. Make gashes in the tuna and insert garlic slices and anchovy fillets. Rub well with oil and basil and let it stand 2 hours in the refrigerator.
2. Sear the tuna in olive oil. Add the onions, tomatoes, peppers, seasonings and wine. Cover and braise the fish 1 1/2 hours. Add olives to the sauce and serve hot. Or you may remove the fish to a serving dish, reduce the sauce and pour it around the fish. Cool and chill. Cut the fish in paper-thin slices and serve with the reduced sauce.
By RecipeOfHealth.com