Tuna Subs from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Tuna Subs Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 loaf French or sourdough bread - (16 oz)
1 can water-packed white tuna - (6 oz), drained
1/3 cup nonfat mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp chopped fresh tarragon
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
2 leaves romaine lettuce
3 hard-boiled eggs, white part only, sliced
2 large ripe tomatoes - (abt 1 lb total), sliced thin
4 thin slices dill pickle

Recipe Instructions:

Cut the bread in half lengthwise. Hollow out the bread leaving a 1 inch shell.

Combine the tuna, mayonnaise, lemon juice, tarragon, and pepper.

Place the lettuce leaves on the bottom of the bread. Top with tuna salad. Layer the tuna with egg whites, tomato slices and pickles. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

To serve slice diagonally and place on serving platter.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Protein, 3 1/2 Carbohydrate (3 Bread/Starch, 2 Vegetable).

Nutrition Facts: 356 calories (11% calories from fat), 22 g protein, 4 g total fat (1.0 g saturated fat), 56 mg carbohydrate, 4 g dietary fiber, 18 mg cholesterol, 990 mg sodium*.

* Not appropriate for a low-sodium diet.

Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-06-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"

Servings: 4

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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