Roasted Red Peppers With Tonnato Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 large red bell peppers
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 14 ounces italian tuna in olive oil, drained (2 cans)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (please, not the bottled stuff!)
• 4 teaspoons small capers, drained
• 16 anchovies packed in oil, drained
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 loaf crusty bread, for serving

Recipe

• 1 light a grill or preheat the broiler.
• 2 rub the peppers with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and grill until charred all over and softened, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• 3 transfer the peppers to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool; peel, quarter and seed the peppers.
• 4 meanwhile, in a food processor, combine 2 tablespoons of olive oil with the mayonnaise, tuna, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of the capers and 8 of the anchovies; puree until the tonnato sauce is smooth.
• 5 spread the tonnato sauce on a large platter and arrange the roasted peppers on top.
• 6 garnish with the remaining 2 teaspoons of capers and 8 anchovies.
• 7 season lightly with salt and pepper and drizzle with the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 8 garnish with the parsley and serve with crusty bread.