{"id":"a2af0781-a109-4e71-bec2-88dd46de24f6","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/a2af0781-a109-4e71-bec2-88dd46de24f6","source_url":"https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013351-tuna-with-capers-olives-and-lemon","title":"Tuna With Capers, Olives and Lemon","description":"This is not your mother's mayonnaise-laden tuna salad, but it's just as easy to prepare. Here's what you do: stir together some canned tuna, garlic, lemon juice, red onion, black olives, capers and fresh parsley, then spread it on buttered toast. Top it off with a round of ripe tomato or slivers of avocado and another slice of toast. That's it. If you want to make it into a dip, toss the mixture into a food processor with a few tablespoons of softened butter and a bit more olive oil. Purée until smooth and creamy and serve with carrots, fennel, bell pepper and seeded crackers. If you have a tin of sardines taunting you from inside your cabinet, we bet this recipe would work equally well with those.","servings":4,"servings_text":"4 sandwiches servings","total_time":"PT10M","ingredients":[{"text":"1 garlic clove, finely minced","item":"garlic clove, finely minced","quantity":1},{"text":"Juice of half a lemon, plus more to taste","item":"Juice of half a lemon","preparation":"plus more to taste"},{"text":"5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus 4 more tablespoons if serving as dip","item":"extra virgin olive oil, plus 4 more tablespoons if serving as dip","quantity":5,"unit":"tbsp"},{"text":"20 ounces canned tuna, preferably packed in olive oil, drained","item":"canned tuna, preferably packed in olive oil","quantity":20,"unit":"oz","preparation":"drained"},{"text":"¼ cup chopped red onion","item":"chopped red onion","quantity":0.25,"unit":"cup"},{"text":"¼ cup chopped black olives","item":"chopped black olives","quantity":0.25,"unit":"cup"},{"text":"2 tablespoons capers","item":"capers","quantity":2,"unit":"tbsp"},{"text":"2 tablespoons minced parsley or basil","item":"minced parsley or basil","quantity":2,"unit":"tbsp"},{"text":"Salt to taste","item":"Salt to taste"},{"text":"Buttered toast, if serving as sandwiches","item":"Buttered toast, if serving as sandwiches"},{"text":"10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, if serving as dip","item":"unsalted butter, softened, if serving as dip","quantity":10,"unit":"tbsp"}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"In a large bowl, mash garlic with the back of a spoon. Whisk in the lemon juice and 5 tablespoons of olive oil. Combine with the tuna, onion, olives, capers, herbs and salt to taste."},{"number":2,"text":"Serve on buttered toast for sandwiches, or make into a dip: Pulse the tuna salad and butter in a food processor until it is creamy. With the motor of the processor running, slowly add the additional 4 tablespoons oil. Taste and add more salt or lemon juice if needed. Serve with cut vegetables (fennel and bell peppers are nice) and crackers."}],"date_published":"2026-10-29T23:58:26.046229+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-29T23:58:26.046229+00:00"}