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Salad of poached tuna, feta stuffed eggplant and beans
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Serves
4
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2
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200 gm tuna steaks
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400 gm
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baby green beans, trimmed, blanched and refreshed in iced water
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2 cups
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firmly packed rocket
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50 gm
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pinenuts, roasted
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| Filled eggplants |
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2½ tbsp
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olive oil
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4
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Japanese eggplants, peeled, with stem end intact
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100 gm
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feta, crumbled
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¼ cup
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coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
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2
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lemons, finely grated rind only
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Pinch
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allspice
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| Rosemary vinaigrette |
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100 ml
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extra-virgin olive oil
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3
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chopped anchovy fillets
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2
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cloves of finely chopped garlic
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100 ml
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red wine vinegar
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1 tbsp
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finely chopped rosemary
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3
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bay leaves
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| Fresh tomato and caper relish |
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4
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egg tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
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1
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small Spanish onion, finely chopped
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2 tsp
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baby capers
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15
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basil leaves, torn
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4
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anchovy fillets, finely chopped
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¼ cup
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extra-virgin olive oil
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2 tbsp
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lemon juice
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1
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For rosemary vinaigrette, place olive oil, anchovies and garlic in a saucepan and cook over low heat until lukewarm. Whisk in vinegar, 1½ tbsp water, rosemary and bay leaves, then simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until required. Makes about 200ml.
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2
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For tomato and caper relish, combine tomatoes, onion, capers, basil and anchovy fillets in a bowl. Add olive oil and lemon juice, season to taste and toss to combine well.
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3
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Half fill a wide saucepan with salted water and heat over low heat until 70C, add tuna and cook for 5 minutes, then remove tuna from pan, cool to room temperature. Cut into thin slices.
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4
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Meanwhile, for filled eggplants, heat olive oil in a frying pan, add eggplant and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until soft and golden all over. Remove, drain on absorbent paper, then cut a pocket lengthways in each eggplant, leaving ends joined. Combine feta, parsley, lemon rind and allspice in a bowl, then divide stuffing among eggplant, place in a roasting pan and bake at 180C for 5 minutes or until heated through.
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5
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Place tuna, beans, rocket and pinenuts in bowl. Add enough rosemary vinaigrette to just coat, then season to taste and toss well to combine. Divide salad and filled eggplant among bowls, top with a spoonful of tomato and caper relish and serve immediately.
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RECIPE George Sinclair
PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem
STYLING Michaela Le Compte
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