No Mayo Tuna Salad
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 365.4
- Total Fat: 2.6 g
- Cholesterol: 94.5 mg
- Sodium: 1,064.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 0.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
- Protein: 80.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of No Mayo Tuna Salad calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
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Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
2 6 ½ oz cans of light tuna, drained
1/4 cup finely diced celery
3 TBS chopped walnuts
3 TBS chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup finely minced onion
salt & black pepper to taste
1 medium head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 small tomato, seeds and excess pulp removed and chopped
Dressing
3 medium cloves garlic pressed
1 TBS prepared Dijon mustard
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
4 TBS fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
4 oz silken tofu
1/2 tsp Italian herbs
2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
*a little water to thin if necessary
Directions:
Mix tuna, celery, walnuts, parsley, onion, salt and pepper.
Blend dressing ingredients in blender adding oil a little at a time at end (to incorporate.) Blend well to make sure sunflower seeds are ground.
Mix desired amount of dressing with tuna mixture.
Serve on bed of chopped romaine lettuce with chopped tomato.
Serves 2
Healthy Cooking Tips:
Make sure you choose a good quality canned tuna. For best flavor combine 1 can of chunk light tuna and 1 can of solid white tuna. Also, you want to blend this dressing long enough to completely grind the sunflower seeds for a smooth texture.
Directions
Number of Servings: 1
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SSHAUER.