Sicilian summer salad with tuna, the weekly special published in the Chef’s Handyman food blog

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Light and fresh! Sicilian summer salad with tuna, the weekly special published in the Chef’s Handyman food blog!

Chef's Handyman Food Blog, The Mobile Food Inspiration!After sports or a long and lazy day at the beach, the dinner should be light with low calories. The Sicilian summer salad is easy to prepare. Vegetables, fruits and herbs will give a burst of flavors. A perfect dish for hot summer days.

Chef’s Handyman’s weekly special: Sicilian summer salad with tuna

To make salad, cut vegetables and fruits into small pieces. Heat olive oil in the frying pan. Add 1 tsp. of honey and the vegetable pieces. Simmer them on low heat for 5-8 minutes. Season the vegetables to taste with salt, chili flakes and black pepper. Place the pieces in a bowl. Add the fruit pieces, the lemon rind, 1-2 tbsp. of olive oil, lemon juice and 1-2 tbsp. of vinegar. Combine all ingredients.

Roast the pines in a non-sticking frying pan. Chop the peppermint leaves.

Prepare dried Italian herbs on a plate. Turn the tuna and cut into slices.

Place the salad on plates. Add the tuna. Garnish with pines and chopped peppermint leaves.

Shopping list for 4 serves:
Vegetables: 3 zucchini, 2 bell peppers, 3 onions
Fruits: 300 g or 10 oz. cherry tomatoes, 10 apricots, 1 organic lemon
Vinegar and Oil: 8 tbsp. olive oil, 1-2 tbsp. vinegar, 1-2 tsp. honey
Herbs: Salt, black pepper, chili flakes
Nuts: 6 tbsp. pines
Fish: 400 g or 14 oz. fresh tuna (for sashimi)
Herbs: 1 bunch peppermint leaves, 1 tbsp. dried Italian herbs, lovage

Bon appetite, yours Chef’s Handyman team!

Outlook of the next posts in the Chef’s Handyman food blog: Delicious summer salads.

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