Tropical Tuna Salad

Name: Tropical Tuna Salad
Yield: Serves 4; 1/4 cup tuna salad and scant 1/2 cup mango slices per serving
Ingredients: 1 medium mango, sliced, or 1 1/2 cups sliced bottled mango, drained; 1 5-ounce can very low sodium albacore tuna packed in water, drained and flaked; 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits canned in their own juice, drained; 1/4 medium carrot, shredded; 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, dry-roasted; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

January 26, 2012

A scoop of crunchy tuna salad on a bed of juicy mango slices makes a nice lunch entrée.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 4; 1/4 cup tuna salad and scant 1/2 cup mango slices per serving

Ingredients

1 medium mango, sliced, or 1 1/2 cups sliced bottled mango, drained

Salad

1 5-ounce can very low sodium albacore tuna packed in water, drained and flaked

1/2 cup pineapple tidbits canned in their own juice, drained

1/4 medium carrot, shredded

2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, dry-roasted

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Step 1
Arrange the mango slices on salad plates.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, stir together the salad ingredients. Using a small ice-cream scoop or spoon, mound the tuna salad on the mango slices.
Cook’s Tip
Step 3
To complete the presentation of this salad, add a colorful, fragrant—and edible—garnish of sprigs of fresh herbs. Some good choices are mint, basil, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, lemon balm, or lavender.
Nutrition Information
Step 4
(Per serving)
Step 5
Calories: 137
Step 6
Total fat: 5.5g
Step 7
Saturated: 0.5g
Step 8
Trans: 0.0g
Step 9
Polyunsaturated: 3.5g
Step 10
Monounsaturated: 1.0g
Step 11
Cholesterol: 17mg
Step 12
Sodium: 90mg
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Carbohydrates: 15g
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Fiber: 2g
Step 15
Sugars: 12g
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Protein: 9g
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Calcium: 16mg
Step 18
Potassium: 222mg
Dietary Exchanges
Step 19
1 fruit
Step 20
1 1/2 lean meat

American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, 4th Edition

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Recipe information

Ingredients

Salad

Preparation

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Cook’s Tip

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Nutrition Information

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Dietary Exchanges

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Recipe notes