This tuna dip recipe with black olives and walnuts is inspired by a classic creamy tuna, walnut and black olive spread piled on crostini (canapé-size toasts) or crusty fresh bread slices to make an open sandwich or tartina. It’s a popular Venetian cicchetto or snack. Similar to Spanish tapas and Basque pintxos, cicchetti are Venice’s aperitivo … Read more
Our best canned fish recipes will make you delicious snacks, salads and pastas with tinned fish such as sardines, tuna, anchovies, mackerel, and shellfish such as smoked mussels, which are loaded with umami. Brilliant for the budget conscious as much as the health conscious, canned fish is affordable and healthy, high in protein and loaded … Read more
Our fast tuna pasta recipe with scallions, capers and fresh herbs makes a quick and easy pasta dish that comes together in 20 minutes or less. It uses basic pantry provisions such as dried pasta, olive oil and canned tuna, and refrigerator staples like jarred capers and anchovies. Just pick up some fresh herbs and … Read more
My Russian mimosa salad recipe makes a layered salad from the Soviet Union or USSR that was typically served for festive spring holidays such as Easter. The original Soviet-era salad was layered in a glass bowl or served as a kitschy salad cake. I prefer to present fun DIY salads in individual glasses with bowls, … Read more
This ultimate tuna melt recipe takes the often-limp grilled cheese and tuna toasted sandwich and by replacing the milk bread with fresh home-baked sourdough bread turns it into a café-worthy gourmet open sandwich – which in our opinion is the best tuna melt we’ve ever eaten. Here’s how to make our idea of the ultimate … Read more