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Tropical Tuna Salad

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

    Step 13

    Carbohydrates: 15g

    Step 14

    Fiber: 2g

    Step 15

    Sugars: 12g

    Step 16

    Protein: 9g

    Step 17

    Calcium: 16mg

    Step 18

    Potassium: 222mg

  4. 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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