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Mediterranean Salmon Salad

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Mediterranean Salmon Salad

This recipe puts a healthy Mediterranean twist on tuna (or salmon) salad and uses hummus instead of mayonnaise. You can leave out any ingredients that you dislike, or add in new ingredients like capers, fresh tomatoes or cucumber, feta cheese, or fresh basil.

Mediterranean Salmon Salad

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Serves 2
Prep time 10 minutes
This recipe puts a healthy Mediterranean twist on tuna (or salmon) salad and uses hummus instead of mayonnaise. You can leave out any ingredients that you dislike, or add in new ingredients like capers, fresh tomatoes or cucumber, feta cheese, or fresh basil.

Ingredients

  • 1 6-oz can salmon or tuna (drained)
  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper or other color (diced)
  • 1/4 cup jarred artichoke hearts (quartered)
  • 2 tablespoons olives (sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons sundried tomatoes (julienned)
  • 2-3 tablespoons hummus
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (minced)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

Step 1
Combine all ingredients, starting with 2 tablespoons hummus. Add more if necessary to reach desired consistency. Serving suggestions: on mini bell peppers, in a lettuce or collard wrap, in a sandwich on whole grain bread, or on top of a salad.

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Easy Tuna Lettuce Wraps without Mayo

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Easy Mayo-Less Tuna Salad - low carb, gluten free, dairy free, egg free. Follow guesswhoscooking.com on Twitter @guesswhoscookin or Pinterest @ www.pinterest.com/guesswhoscookin Tuna salad on lettuce is an easy way to increase vegetables and decrease bread, and is refreshing and delicious!

 

Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 1

 

Ingredients

1 5-oz. can tuna, drained (light tuna preferred, such as tongol or skipjack)

1/4 cup red onion, finely diced

1 Tablespoon hummus

1 teaspoon capers (optional)

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

3 pieces of romaine lettuce

1/4 medium avocado, sliced (optional)

 

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine tuna, red onion, hummus, Dijon mustard, and capers. Stir to combine. Pile on romaine lettuce leaves and add optional avocado. Serve or refrigerate immediately (with tuna and lettuce separate).

 

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Fishy Nuggets

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Fishy Nuggets - Low carb, gluten-free, dairy-free, healthy, easy. Follow GuessWhosCooking.com on Twitter @guesswhoscookin

 

Ingredients

2 cans tuna*, drained (or canned salmon, or fresh fish, cooked)

1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1-2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil

salt and pepper to taste

Optional: 1/4 – 1/2 cup sautéed onion

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine tuna, egg, coconut, Dijon, and garlic powder. Heat a nonstick** skillet over medium-high heat, then add about 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil. Form tuna mixture into small nuggets, then add to pan. Once brown on one side, flip to the other side. Once nuggets are brown on both sides, place onto a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper) and bake for about 10 minutes, until the inside is fully cooked (contains raw eggs). Add salt and pepper to taste.

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*Tuna: When it comes to mercury content, it’s better to choose skipjack or tongol tuna over albacore. In terms of the environment, it’s best to choose troll or pole caught fish, or look for the blue Certified Sustainable Seafood label from the Marine Stewardship Council. “Chunk light” tuna may be skipjack tuna, which is good, but it can also be yellowfin tuna, which tends to be higher in mercury. For more information, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch website: http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx

**Nonstick skillets: I do not recommend Teflon-coating, which is traditionally used in most nonstick pans. I recommend a well-seasoned cast iron skillet or a ceramic-coated pan.

Note: You could add other seasonings, or switch out the coconut for another type of filler (oats, almond flour, etc.).

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