Warm tuna salad with sweet red onions

Serves 4 Starters and mains

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Ingredients

  • 8tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 large sweet red onions, finely sliced
  • 3tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 400g fresh tuna, cut into small chunks
  • 80g rocket leaves
  • 200g baby spinach leaves

Method

Heat 6tbsp of the oil in a frying pan, add the onions, cover with a lid and sweat gently on a low heat for about 10 minutes until soft. Add the vinegar, tuna and a pinch of salt, and continue to cook on low heat for about 5 minutes until the tuna is tender.

Meanwhile put the rocket and spinach leaves in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt. Drizzle over the remaining oil and toss to combine. Add the cooked tuna and onions and mix well. Serve immediately.

Recipe and photograph taken from Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo, photography by David Loftus (Quadrille, £20).
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Recipe and photograph taken from Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo, photography by David Loftus (Quadrille, £20).

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