Recipe: Carpaccio Tuna and Courgettes

The weather might not be great but we want to cling to our summer feeling a bit longer. So today the recipe will be of a nice carpaccio made with tuna and marinated courgettes. No need to cook and also this dish can be taken at work, or prepared in advance for a dinner with guests or just for you after a day at work.

These are the ingredients you will need. Some small mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, a jar of Grilled Fillets of Tuna L'Isola D'Oro that you can find at Fratelli Camisa online, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, fresh mint, black pepper.

Start chopping the mint very finely. I always use this particular knife called the half moon. It is great and very effective.

Using a potato peeler thinly slice the courgettes after you have washed them. They have to be very thin because they are not going to be cooked but only marinated.

In a small bowl put the lemon juice, add the chopped mint, then add the extra virgin olive oil. I don't put quantities because it depends how many courgettes are you preparing. Put some salt and black pepper and whisk everything with a fork to create a nice marinade.

Take a flat and wide baking tray and spread some of the marinade all over.

Put the courgettes side by side and then spread more marinade and do this until both vegetables and marinade is finished. Cover the baking tray with cling film and put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. The more the better.

While the courgettes are in the fridge, wash and start cutting the cherry tomatoes in quarters. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil, salt and peppers.

Done, put the slices of courgettes on a plate, add the tomatoes, the small mozzarella and the tuna. Delicious and healthy. Tuna doesn't need dressing given that it is under oil already. www.lisoladoro.it