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More about Tuna
As I mentioned yesterday, I love tuna. It’s inexpensive, versatile and very healthy. As silly as it sounds, for me it’s almost a comfort food… with a lot less calories. I have even been known to eat it right out of the can.
I’ve recently started buying tuna in a pouch. To me, it’s fresher, chunkier and there is no need to drain it. It’s a bit more expensive, ounce per ounce, but it is well worth it.
The brand I buy comes in several different varieties… original, sweet and spicy, hickory smoked, zesty lemon pepper and herb and garlic. The best way I can describe it is ready-to-eat, marinated, tuna. It is vacuum sealed so no refrigeration is necessary.
What I like about tuna in a pouch is the fact that it doesn’t require a lot of storage space and it has a shelf life of up to three years. I stock up when it’s on sale, especially when I have coupons, which bring the price down even lower.
It’s great in salads and when served with pasta or rice… if you feel like cheating a bit.
What follows is one of my low-fat recipes. It’s easy to make any pretty much guilt free.
No Mayo Tuna Salad
1 (7oz.) pouch chunk light tuna
1 small Roma tomato, diced
¼ medium onion, diced
½ rib of celery, diced
1 t. lemon juice
¼ t. lemon pepper
3 oz. low fat Italian salad dressing
Pinch of fresh basil, chopped
¼ t. fresh garlic
Pepper, to taste
All you do is mix this together and refrigerate until chilled. What could be easier than that?
If you don’t like tuna there are many other varieties of fish, which can be purchased in a can. They include: salmon, sardines, mackerel, anchovies, clams, shrimp, crab, herring, oysters, octopus, kippers and mussels… just to name a few.
It is interesting to note that the first canned food was invented in the early 1800′s, in France, in effort to feed those serving in the military. Thirty years after canned food hit the scene, the can opener was invented.
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thanks for the recipe, this could come in usefull at my work
im sure they would like to have this to eat!
Oh my God this should be delicious if I was in a diet
I also love tuna – tks for non mayo idea.
Hi.
Tuna is great. I eat tuna almost everyday. Also happened to me, that I eat straight from can.
Must try your No Mayo Tuna Salad recipe.
Cheers.
I like Tuna and since it’s healty too, I usually try to eat it every now and then..
The easiest thing is to just buy the canned Tuna, and then stir fry it lol
My kids love tuna…and I do as well. We usually eat it once a week. thanks for the no-mayo recipe…sounds good to me!!
Wow, go you! I’m so glad I found your blog. And this recipe for healthier tuna sounds fantastic.
I too like tuna, I on the other hand prefer fresh Ahi sashimi style or quick seared.
You know, I love Tuna although in India you don’t get fresh good ones and somehow, tinned ones are not so much to be trusted. Anyway, reading your recipe is making my mouth water. I am thinking when to try it out!
Sangeeta
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I haven’t really had that much tuna in my life, but everyone I know loves the stuff. However, the only time I’ve had it, was with Mayo, maybe I could try this recipe. Thanks!
I love the tuna in a pouch, often I eat straight from the pouch!
MMMMM…Sounds and looks delicious! I love tuna as well. I don’t think I’ve ever bought tuna in a pouch, I’m not sure if I would get one only because it reminds me of my cat’s tuna pouches. Don’t want to mix up the two. Hehehehe.
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Great recipe – I love the pouch too – it does seem much fresher than the canned variety.
I love tuna fish in just about every incarnation but my husband only likes rare tuna steaks. I had to cut back on the tuna when I was pregnant, though, because of the mercury.
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