Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes
Today is Saturday. Otherwise known in my household as Farmers’ Market Day. Otherwise known as the day I recommit myself to eating locally and in season. 
Right now, that means I’m all about tomatoes!
There is something wonderful about a fresh, locally-grown, perfectly ripe tomato. You simply cannot beat that flavor.
This quick, no-cook recipe stuffs the tomatoes with a simple mixture of tuna, capers, lemon juice, olive oil, and parsley. It’s a fresh but subtle flavor that stills allows the tomato to shine. Hollowing out the tomatoes is a little messy, so be sure to use a decent knife (the tomato innards don’t go to waste – they are added to the tuna mixture).
Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes
Adapted from Cheap Healthy Good, originally from Real Simple
Yields 2 tomatoes
Ingredients
2 large tomatoes
6 oz. tuna, packed in water, well-drained
2 tbsp capers
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1.5 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1. Slice the top off of each tomato. Discard the seeds and goopy innards (technical term right there), and chop the remaining flesh.
2. In a medium bowl, combine that remaining tomato flesh with the tuna, capers, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
3. Divide the mixture between the tomatoes. Serve immediately or (if you’re not a food-at-room-temperature kind of person) refrigerate for 10-15 minutes before serving.
In other tuna-related news, I was inspired by this recipe and by Lisa of Early Morning Run to try a new take on tuna salad.
Per Lisa’s suggestion, I decided to make a tuna salad with hummus instead of mayo or yogurt. Interesting idea, no? I combined: tuna, hummus (plain, and not too much), cherry tomatoes, capers, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Verdict? Delicious!
What are your feelings on tomatoes? Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? Neutral?
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What in-season food are you totally digging right now?
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I thought tuna made with hummus was bleck but I love it made with avocado instead
I LOVE tomatoes. love. love. love. them.
I’m enjoying seasonal tomatoes, too! But my favorite right now is most certainly peaches.
Those tomatoes look beautiful!
I’ve posted some tomato recipes lately. Loooove tomatoes!
I love tomatoes. I get so excited every year when they come into season.
I also really love watermelon, and green beans. Summer is just like one big long feast to me.
I absolutely love tomatoes of all kinds. I eat the cherry/grape tomatoes like candy. I’ve been enjoying peaches and watermelon
I adore lots of fresh fruit during the dog days of summer. Plus there’s tons of fresh produce where my grandparents live in Michigan. Ah the joys of living in no where Michigan where you can purchase locally grown peaches for $0.79/lb (as opposed to Cali peaches for $2.99/lb at Whole Paycheck)!
I never thought about making tuna with hummus. I’m going to give it a shot! Looks delicious.
Just wondering if you have any tips on buying tomatoes? Somehow more often than not I end up with ones that are just too slimey. Or perhaps I’m storing them wrong. What’s your suggested “shelf life” of a tomato?
Are you storing them in the fridge, by any chance? I used to do that, but then learned that it’s better not to.
All salads have to have tomatos in them for me…great tasting and colorful.
My tuna salads I add spicey mustard instead of mayo..I like the zesty bite.
Ohhhh that sounds so good to me! I love spicy brown mustard!
I used to HATE tomatoes until very recently. I still don’t think I’ll be eating them on their own anytime soon, but I do enjoy them on/in things.
Wow! What an absolutely fabulous idea! I definitely need to make this! Thanks for sharing! I am off to the store to buy the ingredients!
xo have a fab weekend!
I love the idea to make tuna salad with hummus! I need to try that out.
Fresh, local tomatoes are one of my favourite things about summer. I love topping them with basil, feta, EVOO, balsamic vinegar, and s&p for a side salad.
I went to the farmer’s market today too! I scored some yummy tomatoes, red pepper, ghost chili pepper (I haven’t tried one before but I love spicy foods), apples,and peaches.
I make something similar to the tuna tomato but instead I hollow out a pepper. I have placed inside canned smoked salmon and white northern beans mixture. It can be eaten hot or cold.
I’ve never heard of that ghost chili pepper before. Sounds interesting! And I love, love, love white Northern beans, so your suggestion here sounds delicious to me!
I love cucumbers and also the yellow squash/zucchini. The cucumbers that you buy in the store just aren’t the same as the fresh ones.
My tomatoes are in full swing right now and you are right, nothing beats a ripe juicy tomato. I love when they are freshly picked and still warm from the sun. Tuna salad in a tomato is a great idea! I always forget to do this one.
i love tomatoes!! especially raw! yum this looks better than my fav salmon or tuna salad from planet organic! you went all out and added capers (the best!) id love to have this in a wrap too
xoxo
i definitely love tomatoes! I like them as is, or in all kinds of recipes. My favorite way to eat them is on bread with a little mayo and basil, or on a simple garden pizza. I’ve posted about both already, and that’s all I’ve been eating so I need something to blog about! I guess that’s the only problem with eating seasonally!
Our jalapenos are almost ready, and I’m really excited about those too. And beets. We have lots of beets!
Yum! I love tuna but have never tried stuffing the tomatoes with it. I can’t wait to go to my Sunday farmer’s market to pick up some.
What a fabulous way to make use of tuna!!! I love the looks of the stuffed tomatoes – YUM! I’d say I’ve eaten my weight in strawberries lately…I’ve definitely had a craving for them!
Those looks awesome Katie! I am definitely a tomato lover! I love tomatoes in all forms: raw, roasted, sauce, ketchup.. nom nom nom!
Love homegrown fresh raw tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, and tomato sauce
When they’re good, they’re REALLY good. But when they’re bad, they are TERRIBLE!
I am slowly coming around to tomatoes. I really like the little sweet ones (sweet 100′s?) I am growing this year. My husband doesn’t like them at all so we typically don’t eat many at our house.
I love tomatoes–unfortunately the tomatoes where I live are really bad. (I think the hot house ones come from bali, and have no taste to them.) Next year I plan to buy some tomatoes plants and try my luck at grown tomatoes.
I did see some heritage tomatoes at the health food store last week. I’m planning on buying some and then making a salad similar to this for dinner while the weather is nice.
Those look delicious! I will be making those very soon!
I LOVE tomatoes… didn’t always, but love them.
I am DIGGIN’ the corn on the cob these days– so sweet and crunchy and delicious… amazing
YUM! This looks easy to make… I’m always looking for easy recipes. Thanks
I love tomatoes! Yours look so delicious stuffed
Definitely healthy and local.
thanks for the recipe! i eat tuna 4 lunches a week and it’s always the same thing (tuna with raw spinach. that’s it.) so i’m definitely inspired by this. and yeah, i love tomatoes. hated them when i was a kid, but literally taught myself to like them. i thought they were “adult food” and wanted to be an adult. (lol!)
My husband eats tuna with hummus a lot, but for some reason I can’t get on board! But I really like the simple tuna-stuffed-tomato idea – especially with those yummy capers!
THAT looks delicious, I hate tomatoes though. Or, my stomach hates them! I can do pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce but RAW tomatoes, no way! I do wish I could eat them though, they are soo amazingly tasty looking. I was actually thinking of making a tuna salad very similar to this one today, what a coincidence! And thank you for the kind comment on my blog!