Garden Tuna Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Garden Tuna Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 can tuna packed in water - (6 oz), drained
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1/2 cup reduced-fat Monterey Jack
cheese in 1/4" cubes
1/4 cup frozen green peas, thawed, drained
1/4 tsp dried parsley flakes
1/3 cup reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
Lettuce, as needed
Tomato slices, as needed
2 rounds pita bread, cut into halves

Recipe Instructions:

Place tuna in large bowl; break into chunks. Add carrot, celery, cheese, peas and parsley; toss to blend.

Pour dressing over tuna mixture; toss lightly to coat.

Place one piece lettuce and one tomato slice into each pita half. Divide tuna salad evenly among pita halves.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 2 Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 213; Calories from fat 23%; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 19g; Carbohydrates 22g; Cholesterol 24mg; Sodium 605mg; Dietary Fiber 4g.

Hint: Get in the healthy habit of purchasing reduced-fat and fat-free salad dressings and condiments. Most supermarkets offer a wide variety of great flavors to choose from, and you'll be cutting a significant amount of fat and calories from your diet.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-28-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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