Orange Thai bean Salad

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
White Navy beans, 1 can drained and rinsed.One can of tuna, drained.Celery, 3 stalked diced.Carrots, 2 small diced.Red pepper, 1/2 diced.Yam, 1 small steamed cubed and salted.Green onions, three chopped.Orange juice, from 1 fresh orangeLemon juice.1 clove garlic.Coconut milk, 1/2 can.1/2 tsp. green curry paste.salt and pepper to taste.
Directions
Peel a yam, chop it up and begin to steam it until tender. While the yam is steaming; dice carrots, celery, red pepper, and onion. Place into a large bowl. Add tuna and beans to the bowl. In the blender combine garlic, coconut milk, orange juice, lemon juice, salt, pepper and thai green curry paste, blend until creamy. Add the contents of the blender to the bowl. By this time the yams should be done and can be added to the salad.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HR_REID.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 240.1
  • Total Fat: 8.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 8.3 mg
  • Sodium: 560.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
  • Protein: 13.7 g

Member Reviews
  • RICH_IN_NFPA_2
    Very tasty. I increased the amount of green curry paste to at least 1 teaspoon (I like spicy) and used lite coconut milk. Also, since I didn't have any navy beans I used cannellini beans. - 11/9/09
  • SHERRIE59
    ok - 4/21/09
  • BEEEBS
    Looks great, I can't wait to try it! I have a Thai cook book and have tried one thing, want to try more! - 2/22/09