How to Make Tuna Salad Stuffed Tomatoes

Publish date: 2024-09-23

A splash of olive brine adds zing to the filling in these juicy orbs.

Serving Size:

Active Time:

20 min.

Total Time:

20 min.

Ingredients

6 large tomatoes, about 8 oz. each
2 (6.4 oz.) pkgs. tuna packed in water
½ cup chopped pitted green olives from a jar + 1 Tbs. olive brine + 3 halved olives for garnish
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley + 6 whole leaves for garnish
⅓ cup mayonnaise
¼ tsp. pepper

Instructions

Trim tops of tomatoes. Using small spoon, hollow out tomatoes, leaving ¾” tomato flesh and reserving 1 cup chopped pulp for salad and ⅓ cup juices for dressing. Discard remaining pulp and juice or save for another use.

Drain tuna; transfer to medium bowl. Fluff with fork. Add chopped tomato, tomato juice, chopped olives, hard-cooked eggs and chopped parsley. Stir in ⅓ cup mayonnaise, 1 Tbs. olive brine and ¼ tsp. pepper.

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