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Lebanese Style Tuna Salad with Tahini Dressing

Here's how you make Lebanese Style Tuna Salad with Tahini Dressing
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  • Servings: 8-10
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 8-10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • The tuna part
  • 26 ounces tuna packed in oil, drained and flakes (to equal four 6.5 ounce cans)
  • 2 pounds onions, sliced thin
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil or light olive oil
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts
  • 1 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped, plush additional parsley sprigs for garnish
  • 8 - 10 ounces pita bread, quartered and opened into pockets (to equal to 6 - 8 pita loaves)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Dressing

  • Step 1: In a blender, blend together the tahini, lemon juice, garlic paste and cayenne. With the motor running, add the oil in a stream, blending until the dressing is emulsified, and season the dressing with salt. Set aside.

  • Step 2: In a bowl toss the tuna lightly with half the dressing and mound the mixture on a large platter. In a large heavy skillet cook the onions in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown, and season them with salt and pepper. With a fork, scatter the onions over the tuna.

  • Step 3: In the skillet cook the pine nuts over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are golden and scatter them over the onions. Drizzle the salad with the remaining dressing and sprinkle it with the chopped parsley. Garnish the salad with the parsley sprigs and serve it with the pita pockets.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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