A refreshing summer dish, fast and simple to prepare is tomatoes with tonnata sauce, a delicious tuna sauce. It is perfect for picnics and boating excursions, a dish that can be both a snack, an appetizer or a full meal.

Ingredients for a meal for four people:

4 Red Beefsteak or Heirloom tomatoes

14 ounces canned Tuna in oil

5/6 ounces of mayonnaise

10-15 capers, depending on size

4 anchovy fillets in oil

What to do:

Salsa Tonnata:

Drain the tuna, in a bowl mince it with a fork while mixing it with the mayo.

Drain and rinse the anchovies to take some of the salt away, then add them to the mix with the capers. (You can add or subtract capers and anchovies to achieve you desired taste.)

Blend everything together to obtain your tonnata sauce* (you decide how smooth or thick you prefer it).

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Wash, half the tomatoes. Remove the seeds and putt them aside in a bowl. Lay the washed tomatoes on a serving plate; mix your tonnata with the seeds previously put aside and fill the tomatoes with the blend. Garnish with a thin layer of mayo and a fresh basil leaf or a couple of capers. This dish can be enjoyed right away or it can be refrigerated for a bit before serving.

For a snack or appetizer just choose smaller tomatoes, like cherry or grape tomatoes.

*Tonnata can be used in a myriad of ways, adding it on vegetables, pasta, hard boiled eggs, meats (vitello tonnato), toasted bread, using it as a dip, and any other way that comes to mind.