EatingWell: Confetti salad is a party in a bowl
Published in Variety Menu
The herb-infused dressing in this healthy tuna salad recipe calls for equal parts Greek yogurt and low-fat mayo to keep it light. Lots of fresh veggies, including bell pepper, carrot, radishes and celery, also give boosts of flavor, color and nutrients. Serve on lettuce leaves, over a green salad or as an open-face sandwich on whole-grain toast.
Crunchy Confetti Tuna Salad
Serves 4
Serving Size: 2/3 cup
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
For the dressing:
1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill or 1//4 teaspoon dried
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Ground pepper to taste
For the salad:
2 5-ounce cans chunk light tuna packed in olive oil, drained
1 small carrot, diced small
2 stalks celery, diced small
1/4 cup coarsely chopped celery leaves or parsley
1/4 cup shredded radishes
1/4 cup diced yellow bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 scallion, thinly sliced
8 large Bibb lettuce leaves
To prepare dressing: Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, dill salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
To prepare salad: Place tuna in the bowl, and break up with a fork into bite-size chunks. Add carrot, celery, celery leaves (or parsley), radishes, bell pepper, onion and scallion. Stir gently to combine.
To serve, stack 2 lettuce leaves on top of one another. Divide the salad among the lettuce leaves.
Recipe nutrition: Per serving: 155 calories; 7 g fat (1 g sat, 2 g mono); 12 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrate; 1 g added sugars; 3 g total sugars; 15 g protein; 1 g fiber; 473 mg sodium; 336 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin A (68 percent daily value), Vitamin C (38 percent dv), Vitamin B12 (17 percent dv)
1/2 Carbohydrate Serving(s)
(EatingWell is a magazine and website devoted to healthy eating as a way of life. Online at www.eatingwell.com.)