Best 5 Basque Style Tortilla With Tuna And Tapenade Recipes

BASQUE-STYLE TORTILLA WITH TUNA AND TAPENADE

Steps:

• Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and chop peppers. Set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and next 4 ingredients. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 25 minutes to blend flavors. Stir in roasted peppers. Increase heat and boil uncovered until juices evaporate, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk eggs, salt and pepper in bowl to blend. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large deep nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat. Add half of eggs; cook without stirring until edges begin to set, about 1 minute. Spread pepper mixture over. Sprinkle tuna over; spoon tapenade over. Pour remaining eggs over. Place in oven and bake until eggs are set, about 12 minutes.
• Run rubber spatula around sides of tortilla to loosen. Slide out onto platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHARLIE'S TUNA MELT QUESADILLA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine tuna, celery, relish, mayonnaise and lemon juice and mix well.
• Spray small frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Heat over medium low heat. Place tortilla in pan. Place 1/2 tuna mixture on one half of each tortilla and top with 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and top with second tortilla.
• Cook for 1 - 2 minutes until tortilla begins to brown; flip tortilla and cook on second side until browned and cheese begins to bubble (approximately 1 - 2 minutes).
• Remove from pan and cut into wedges and serve.

TUNA TAPENADE

Steps:

• Blend all the ingredients, except the tuna, in a food processor until smooth but still chunky. Transfer to a medium serving bowl. Drain the tuna but do not rinse. Flake the tuna with a fork. Add to the olive mixture, blending gently with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with Crostini.
• Crostini:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice the baguette, on the bias, into thin slices. In a small bowl, mix the oils and salt and pepper, to taste. Using a pastry brush, lightly coat 1 side of bread slices with the oil. Arrange on a sheet tray and bake until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Yield: about 24 slices

BASQUE POTATO TORTILLA

Steps:

• You will need a heavy skillet with a diameter or 9 to 10 inches (Dorie uses a cast-iron skillet; smaller is better than larger).
• Choose a skillet with a handle that can go under the broiler (if you are not sure, wrap the handle in foil).
• Pour about 2 tablespoons oil into the skillet and warm it over medium heat.
• Add the potatoes and onion, garlic and rosemary if using; turn the ingredients around until they glisten with oil.
• Season with salt and pepper; decrease the heat and cook slowly until the potatoes are golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes; you should be able to pierce the potatoes easily with the tip of a knife.
• Discard the garlic and rosemary and transfer the potatoes and onion to a bowl.
• Carefully wipe the skillet with a paper towel (if anything has stuck to the bottom of the pan, you should wash it--you need a clean surface so the tortilla will unmold easily).
• Position broiler rack so that when you slide the skillet onto it, the pan will be about 6 inches from the heat source; preheat broiler.
• In a big bowl, beat the eggs with salt and pepper to taste and the cayenne, then stir in the potatoes and onion.
• Put the skillet over med-high heat and pour in about 1 1/2 tablespoons oil.
• When the oil is hot, add the eggs and potatoes to the pan.
• Immediately lower the heat, and let the eggs cook, undisturbed, for about 2 minutes.
• Run a silicone spatula or a table knife around the edges of the pan to release the tortilla, then cover the pan and cook slowly for another 8-10 minutes, or until the top is almost set--there will be a circle of liquid or jiggly egg at the center.
• Every couple of minutes, run your spatula around the sides of the pan and just under the tortilla to keep it from sticking.
• Slide the pan under the broiler and cook until the top of the tortilla is set; check it after 1 minute, and then keep checking--it can go fast.
• Transfer the tortilla to a serving platter and allow it to cool to room temperature before cutting and serving it.

TUNA TAPENADE

Steps:

• Make sure that there are no pits mixed in with your olives.
• Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop in the garlic. When finely chopped and adhering to the sides of the machine, stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining ingredients except the tuna and puree to a smooth paste. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the tuna. Process until you have a smooth paste. Add freshly ground pepper to taste. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.