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    Home » Our latest posts » Appetizers

    Calabrese Tuna Antipasto Salad A Unique Combination

    October 25, 2020 Filed Under: Appetizers, Chilled Appetizers

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    Calabrese Tuna Antipasto Salad is an easy salad made with tuna, pickles and olives in a tomato sauce.

    Calabrese Tuna Antipasto salad is a combination of tuna, pickles, olives and onions in a tomato sauce. It is delicious as a salad, whether you are serving pasta or not.

    bowl of antipasto salad on a table surrounded by pasta with text overlay "Calabrese tuna Antipasto Salad"

    The Lalanne side of my family has always served this with the salad course for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. When I posted an ingredient shot with no caption on y personal FB feed recently, the whole clan knew what I was making.

    A little research tells me this is also called a Calabrese Antipasto or Tuna Antipasto Salad.

    Some similar recipes call for cauliflower and carrots, but our version has never had any fresh stuff in it. If you have some Giardiniera it would definitely be a delicious addition.

    Antipasto literally means "before pasta", but as I said above we have it with the salad course before the turkey at Thanksgiving or ham at Christmas.  It would also make a good appetizer on some crackers or crostini and I mixed some of this batch with some lettuce and other fresh ingredients to make a fabulous green salad.

    Or just eat it straight out of the bowl like I do, ooops, uh, strike that last comment.

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    Calabrese Tuna Antipasto

    bowl of antipasto salad on a table surrounded by pasta with text overlay "Calabrese tuna Antipasto Salad"
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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 6.5 ounce cans solid water packed tuna
    • 8 ounce jar cocktail onions
    • 6 ounce jar tiny sour or dill pickles
    • 6 ounce jar sweet midget pickles
    • 6 ounce can small pitted ripe olives
    • 5 ounce jar green olives stuffed with pimento
    • 8 ounce can tomato sauce
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
    • 2 large cloves garlic, finely crushed
    • 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
    • ground pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Drain the liquid from tuna, olives, onions and pickles.
    • Place tuna in a mixing bowl and flake slightly.
    • Cut pickles in ½ inch pieces.
    • Mix all ingredients. Chill for several hours to overnight.

    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. erlene

      November 18, 2014 at 3:02 pm

      Thank you for the party Audrey. Linked up!

      Reply
    2. Joanne T Ferguson

      November 18, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      G'day Thx for hosting this great party! Hope you and your friends will look forward to saying G'day at our #SayGdayParty starting Saturday our time! Cheers! Joanne @What's On The List
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    3. Wendy Klik

      October 25, 2020 at 5:26 am

      What an interesting take on tuna salad. I love learning of other's traditions.

      Reply
    4. Hezzi-D

      October 25, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      This is such an interesting idea with the tuna in with the antipasto ingredients. I've got to try it!

      Reply
    5. Karen

      October 25, 2020 at 2:35 pm

      This sounds so unique! What a great family tradition.

      Reply
    6. Terri A Steffes

      October 26, 2020 at 7:19 am

      I do enjoy tuna, so I think this would be delicious as well. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    7. Lisa Kerhin

      October 26, 2020 at 7:50 am

      Such an interesting dish! I love that you added tuna!

      Reply
    8. Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

      October 29, 2020 at 3:38 pm

      I love this as a unique holiday side! Plus great for picnic season too!

      Reply
    9. Christie

      November 07, 2020 at 2:18 am

      Sounds scrumptious! I have a jar of Tonneto tuna that would be perfect for this!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        November 10, 2020 at 3:28 pm

        PERFECT!

    10. Barbara

      February 28, 2022 at 10:34 am

      How long will this keep in fridge? Can it be frozen?

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 15, 2022 at 2:09 pm

        I have no idea. It never lasts more than a day or two around my house.

        According to the interwebs, canned tuna lasts about 3 days covered in the fridge. As far as freezing goes, I suppose you can. The texture may be a little different when you defrost it and it could be a bit runnier than fresh.

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