Salads & salad dressings
Southwest Tuna Salad
Diet types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Dialysis
- Diabetes
Portions: 2 Serving size: 3/4 cup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (regular or reduced fat)
- 2 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped
- juice of 1/2 fresh lime (or 2 teaspoons lime juice)
- one 5-ounce can low sodium, water-packed tuna, drained well and flaked
- 1 cup cucumber, seeded and cubed
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Preparation
- In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, jalapeño pepper and lime juice.
- Stir in drained tuna. Mix well.
- Add cucumber and green onions. Chill until ready to eat.
- Serve a scoop of Southwest Tuna Salad on lettuce or on a bagel or bread of choice. Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 2-1/2 meat
- 1 vegetable, low potassium
- 2 fat
Carbohydrate choices
0
Helpful hints
- Make ahead and chill so flavors blend. You can substitute chicken for tuna, it’s just as yummy.
- Analysis includes regular mayonnaise. If regular reduced-fat is used fat equals 14 grams per serving but sodium increases to 293 mg.
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carolinadesigner says:
My parents loved this salad. Because there were three of us I doubled the tuna and the mayo and added 1 cup of celery, bringing the potassium level up to 240 per cup. But it was delicious!
Jun. 16, 2011, 11:16 AM - Inappropriate review?
a fuentez says:
we used to add a little cilantro for extra flavor
Jun. 03, 2010, 3:15 PM - Inappropriate review?