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Tuna and Ham Rolls with Tomato Pepper Relish

Tuna and Ham Rolls with Tomato Pepper Relish

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This easy recipe for tuna and ham rools with tomato pepper relish make a pretty and festive appetizer for the holidays or any time!

As we roll into the holiday season (Can you believe it?  Didn’t we just put those decorations away?), I am always on the lookout for anything that is new, different and most importantly, easy.  While I like a good cheese ball as much as the next girl, sometimes I like to shake things up a little bit.

This quick and festive appetizer does just that.  Now fair warning…it does feature raw tuna, so it’s best served to a crowd of sushi lovers, or alongside something less adventurous (like maybe a nice cheese ball!).  But if you and your guests are up for it, these little rolls are quick and delicious and very handsome.  Here we go!

Get yourself a nice piece of sushi-grade tuna…I’m lucky enough to have it at my local supermarket, but really any fish store worth its salt carries it these days.  You will also need some nice thin serrano ham or prosciutto, some tomatoes, a small red pepper, and some basil.

At this time of year I like to use cherry tomatoes…unlike the full-size off-season tomatoes which are kind of bland and tasteless, cherry tomatoes seem to keep their flavor all year long.  If you can’t find basil in your supermarket a little chopped parsley will work just fine.

This easy recipe for tuna and ham rools with tomato pepper relish make a pretty and festive appetizer for the holidays or any time!Click to TweetNow, slice the tuna into nice even rectangles.  Chop the tomatoes and pepper into little pieces and mix them up with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, and the basil or parsley.  Now for the assembly.  Wrap each tuna slice in a piece of the ham or prosciutto, leaving a little overhang at the top.

Stand the rolls up like little soldiers on whatever serving plate you are planning to use.  Now take your teeniest spoon and ladle just a little of the tomato relish on top.  That’s it – you’re done!  These are best served right away for obvious (raw fish!) reasons, but if you need to hold them in the fridge for an hour or two they will be fine.

So there you go…either give them a try for a new and different Thanksgiving appetizer, or even better, make them for yourself for a light “day after Thanksgiving” supper.   After all, there’s only so much turkey that one person can eat!

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Tuna and Ham Rolls with Tomato Pepper Relish


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 12 rolls 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: American
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This easy recipe for tuna and ham rools with tomato pepper relish make a pretty and festive appetizer for the holidays or any time!


Ingredients

  • One tomato, seeded and finely chopped
  • One small red pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1/8 cup olive oil
  • 6 basil leaves, cut into slivers
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • One small tuna steak, sushi-grade if possible
  • 4 thin slices serrano ham or prosciutto

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients except tuna and ham in small bowl and mix well.
  2. Cut tuna into twelve 1-2 inch rectangular pieces. Cut ham into twelve rectangular pieces as well, and wrap each piece of tuna with a piece of ham, leaving a little extra ham at the top (so you have room to add in a little bit of relish).
  3. Stand the tuna ham rolls upright on a plate and spoon a little of the tomato relish on top. Serve at once.
390.5 g43.4 mg2.7 g0.4 g0 g0.8 g0.3 g3.1 g5.8 mg

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Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  Let’s cook together!as seen in logos

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Published on November 20, 2012

Meals: appetizerIngredients: basil, ham, tomato, tunaGood for: Christmas/Holidays, Dinner Party

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  1. Joanne says

    November 20, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    What a fun appy!! Kind of like a regular sushi roll but with prosciutto instead of the seaweed :)

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    • Kate says

      November 21, 2012 at 9:07 am

      Exactly!! Although seaweed is always an alternative for my seafood-eating vegetarian friends…you know who you are. <3

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  2. Rebecca Thompson says

    November 22, 2012 at 11:47 am

    Great recipe very easy to make!

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    • Kate says

      November 24, 2012 at 9:19 am

      Isn’t it festive? One of my holiday faves. :)

      Reply

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