How to Serve Canned Tuna

Few foods are more readily available and convenient to the home cook than canned tuna. With canned tuna on hand, you won't have to stretch your budget for pricey fillets the next time you plan a fish dinner. Fancy white albacore tuna packed in water works best in almost any salad, casserole or sauce recipe. Read these ideas to serve canned tuna in ways you may never have thought possible.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Use a fork to flake one can of tuna into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Marinate with red onions, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper and lemon zest. Stir in one can of drained chick peas, sliced black olives and freshly chopped parsley. Serve atop Boston lettuce leaves with hard boiled egg wedges as a light lunch.
2. Cook chopped onions and garlic in extra virgin olive oil till tender. Add chopped tomatoes and white wine and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Off heat, stir in one can of drained tuna and freshly chopped parsley. Serve over buttered linguine as a vegetarian meal.
3. Prepare a salad of field greens dressed with tarragon vinaigrette. Drain one can of tuna well and turn upside down in the center of the salad. Garnish with rolls of Genoa salami, peppered ham, mortadella and provolone cheese. Serve as an Italian antipasto.
4. Simmer a medium-thick white sauce and remove from heat. Stir in one can of drained tuna, chopped chives and sweet green pepper, and slices of pimento. Mix tuna sauce with buttered egg noodles in a flame-proof casserole and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Serve as a quick weekday meal.
5. Place one can of drained tuna in a lightly oiled baking dish. Top with oregano, sliced raw red onion, olive oil, salt and black pepper. Bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Serve over toasted, buttered country bread topped with roasted red pepper slices.