Tuna Salad In Tomato Cups - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (6 or 7 oz.) can tuna, drained and flaked
    1/2 c. sliced celery
    1/4 c. sliced, stuffed olives
    1/4 c. sliced green onions
    1 Tbsp. lemon juice
    1/4 tsp. salt
    dash of pepper
    1/2 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
    2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
    4 medium tomatoes, cored
    salt
    leaf lettuce
Preparation
    In bowl, combine tuna, celery, olives, green onions, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
    Gently fold in mayonnaise or salad dressing and chopped eggs; cover and chill.
    With stem end up, cut each tomato into 6 wedges, cutting to, but not through, base of tomato.
    Spread wedges apart slightly; sprinkle lightly with salt. Cover and chill.
    To serve, place a chilled tomato on each individual lettuce-lined plate; fill each tomato with about 1/2 cup of tuna mixture.
    Garnish with additional sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, if desired.
    Makes 4 servings.

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