Fish- Tuna Stuffed Red Bell Peppers

By ciaoitalia.com,
https://www.ciaoitalia.com/recipes/tuna-stuffed-red-bell-peppers
2021-12-11T17:44:33

Ingredients:

• 6 ounce can tuna in olive oil, drained and oil reserved
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 1 cup well drained and rinsed canned chickpeas or canellini beans
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons minced thyme
• 2 tablespoon minced tarragon
• Juice of one lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 medium red bell peppers cut in half lengthwise, seeds and membrane scraped out

Instructions:

1. Place the tuna in a medium size bowl and flake it with a fork. Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved tuna oil, onion and 1/2 cup of the chickpeas. Combine well. Place remaining chickpeas in a blender or use an immersion blender to puree them with the remaining tuna oil. Add to the bowl with the tuna and chickpeas. Add the thyme, tarragon and lemon juice and combine well. If the mixture seems dry, add a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide and fill the pepper halves with the tuna mixture; sprinkle the pine nuts over the top. Cover and allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.