Nice, France
40 min
Salade Niçoise
Potatoes, green beans, ripe tomatoes, soft boiled eggs and olives, dressed simply so the tuna stays the centre of the plate.
View recipe— BBC Good FoodRecipes
Recipes
Some ideas and recipes you can make with a can of Kona tuna. Each one is linked to its original source.
Photo: BBC Good Food 
Photo: Saveur Provence, France
1 hr 15 min
Pan Bagnat
The Niçoise sandwich, pressed so the bread drinks the olive oil and tomato juices. Better made an hour before you eat it.
View recipe— Saveur
Photo: Bon Appétit Puglia, Italy
20 min
Three ingredient tuna spaghetti
Olive oil packed tuna, garlic and tomato, finished with pasta water. A weeknight plate that depends entirely on the quality of the can.
View recipe— Bon Appétit
Photo: Giallo Zafferano Tuscany, Italy
15 min
White bean and tuna salad
Tonno e fagioli. Cannellini beans, red onion, lemon and parsley, no cooking required.
View recipe— Giallo Zafferano
Photo: Giallo Zafferano Galicia, Spain
1 hr 30 min
Empanada gallega de atún
A slow cooked onion and pepper sofrito folded with tuna into a flat, golden pie. Cut into squares and served warm or cold.
View recipe— Giallo Zafferano
Photo: Saveur Spain
45 min
Ensaladilla rusa
Spain's most ordered tapa after tortilla. Potato, egg and homemade mayonnaise, lifted by good oil packed tuna.
View recipe— Saveur
Photo: Saveur Piedmont, Italy
2 hr 30 min
Vitello tonnato
Cold sliced veal under a tuna and caper sauce. The summer dish that proves canned tuna belongs on a formal table.
View recipe— Saveur
Photo: Bon Appétit United States
15 min
Classic tuna melt
Buttered bread, properly melted cheese and a tuna salad seasoned with enough acid to cut through it.
View recipe— Bon Appétit
Photo: Bon Appétit United States
15 min
No mayo tuna salad
Broken fillets tossed with vinaigrette, celery and herbs, Italian style. The clearest way to taste the fish itself.
View recipe— Bon Appétit
Photo: NYT Cooking Japanese American
40 min
Spicy tuna with crispy rice
The sushi bar classic rebuilt for the pantry. Crisped rice under a spicy, sesame dressed tuna salad.
View recipe— NYT Cooking
Photo: Giallo Zafferano Italy
1 hr 30 min
Tuna and lemon rice croquettes
Chilled lemon risotto rolled around tuna, breaded and fried. A precise, elegant way to open a dinner.
View recipe— Giallo Zafferano
Photo: BBC Good Food United Kingdom
50 min
Tuna pasta bake
The reliable family bake, done well. A proper béchamel, a crisp top, and tuna that holds its texture.
View recipe— BBC Good Food
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