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What’s better than a fully loaded tuna Maltese Ftira enjoyed by the sea on a warm Summer day?
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Ingredients:
1 large Maltese Ftira
2 large Blue Angel Tuna Cans
2tbsp Sliced Olives
2tbsp Capers
1tbsp Cannellini Beans
2tbsp Giardiniera (pickled vegetables)
1 Spring Onion
2 Sundried Tomatoes
2tbsp Sundried Tomato Pesto
1 small Shallot
2tbsp Tomato Paste (kunserva)
2tsp Olitalia E/V Olive Oil (plain or infused with chili)
Some Iceberg Lettuce Leaves
1 Gozo Fresh Cheeselet (ġbejna tal-ħalib tan-nagħaġ)
Salt & Pepper
Directions:
First, let’s make the tuna filling. Open the tuna cans and drain them from the brine/oil. Place them in a bowl then add the olives, capers, beans, giardiniera, spring onion, and sundried tomatoes.
Slice a large Maltese ftira in half and spread the pesto on one side, and the tomato paste on the other.
Drizzle both sides with Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I’m using a chili pepper-infused one.
Place some crunchy lettuce on the ftira and top it off with abundant tuna filling.
Finish with some fresh Gozo cheese, finely sliced shallot and seasoning.
Cut and serve.
You can enjoy it by itself or serve it with chips or crisps.
