Tuna and green olive loaf
All ingredients
2 tins of 139 g la belle-iloise natural albacore tuna
3 eggs
150 g wheat flour
1 baking powder
100 g crème fraîche
100 g pitted green olives
2 onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
Let's get started
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 160 °C (gas mark 3)
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Step 2Fry the thinly sliced onions in the olive oil
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Step 3In a bowl, mix the eggs with the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper until there are no lumps
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Step 4Add the cream, mix thoroughly
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Step 5Add the flaked tuna, herbs, and the olives cut into slices
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Step 6Butter and flour a loaf mould and pour in the mixture
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Step 7Bake for 50 minutes to an hour. Check the cooking by inserting the tip of a knife into the centre: it should come out hot and dry
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Step 8Leave to cool and keep covered in the refrigerator
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Step 9Cut into 1 cm slices
You can replace the olives with strips of peeled red pepper (or preserved peppers).
Serve with a green salad for a summer dish