Pasta, White Beans, And Tuna Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Pasta, White Beans, And Tuna Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

12 oz canned water-packed white meat tuna, drained, flaked
3 cups sliced fresh asparagus
1 1/2 cups canned white beans, drained, rinsed
8 large black olives, pitted, sliced
1/2 cup jarred diced roasted red pepper
6 cups cooked corkscrew pasta
=== DRESSING ===
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp minced red onion
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

In a large salad bowl, add the tuna and set aside.

In a steamer basket set above 2 inches of boiling water, steam the asparagus for 4 to 5 minutes until tender. Drain and splash with cold water. Add to the tuna.

Add the remaining salad ingredients to the tuna and asparagus.

In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Add the dressing to the salad. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Pack into tupperware and place in the cooler.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 1/2 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 2 Monounsaturated Fat, 2 Very Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 405; Calories from fat 65; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 17mg; Sodium 429mg (not appropriate for low-sodium diets); Total Carbohydrate 58g; Dietary Fiber 7g; Sugars 6g; Protein 28g.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-10-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2000"

Servings: 6

“Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any other condiment which destroys the original flavor of the dish.”

~ Henry Miller, American writer (1891-1980)

 

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