Sunday, May 17, 2009

May Recipe

I have decided to post a recipe each month either developed by Fred or myself. Hope you enjoy!

I came up with this recipe as an alternative to the tuna fish sandwich. It is robust with flavors and instead of being mixed together like a salad, they are layered so each ingredient is showcased on its own. They are more fun to eat than a sandwich and very filling.

Tuna Tostadas

2 Corn tostadas
1 can tuna in olive oil (NOT water!!!) Genova or even Sunkist will have it in olive oil.
Diced Tomato - use as much or as little as you desire
2 or 3 Diced Green Olives per tostada
Diced white or yellow onion
Chiffenade some spinach
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of kosher salt rolled between your fingers to break it up a bit

Notes: Don't drain the tuna until it is bone dry, leave some of the olive oil to add flavor and keep the moisture. There is no mayo in this recipe so keep some of the olive oil. Look at the calorie count on the tuna can. Sunkist tuna in plain olive oil (not flavored) is 110 calories per serving. Use the whole can, which is two servings or 220 calories.

The tostadas I use are 50 calories per tostada. There are different sizes out there so take a look at the label if you are watching calories.

I split the can of tuna between the two tostadas and use the tuna as the first layer. Then I add the rest of the ingredients one layer at a time...that's it! I have also squeezed fresh lime onto these tostadas, yum.

The next time I make these, I will take a picture to add to this post.

Enjoy!

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