Recipe: Tasty Tomatoes Stuffed with Tuna

TASTY TOMATOES STUFFED WITH TUNA

7 medium ripe firm tomatoes
Salt (to taste)
2 stalks celery
12 pitted olives, drained
2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, drained and flaked with a fork
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup parsley, snipped into tiny bits with the shears (for garnish)
4 lettuce leaves (for serving)

On a cutting board, cut off the top 1/2-inch of 4 tomatoes with. Cut around the inside of the tomato wall and scoop out seeds and pulp with your fingers and discard. Sprinkle the shell with salt and drain upside down on a paper towel for 20 minutes.

Core the remaining tomatoes and dice together with the celery and olives on the cutting board.

In a medium-size bowl, mix diced vegetables together with the tuna, relish, lemon juice, mayonnaise and pepper to taste. Fill each tomato with this mixture.

Sprinkle bits of parsley for garnish. Place each stuffed tomato on a bed of lettuce and serve.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Florida Tomato Committee