I regret being absent of late and hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. My brain seems not to have caught up with how much my husband’s health and mobility have improved. Some days I have trouble getting out of bed when my heart and mind should be rejoicing. Please do not feel bad for me, though, as I will get there.
That said, he keeps me entertained with Youtube videos, including one by a darling food blogger named Emmy. I don’t use social media beyond blogging and thus am grateful she covered a recipe for tuna salad shared by actor Mathew McConaughey. As my title proclaims, it’s fantastic (!) to someone who’s not even a huge fan of canned tuna.
The balance of heat, mild sweetness, and crunch proved astounding. I generally dislike raw onion yet didn’t omit it. And, wow, the small amount didn’t upset my stomach one bit. Also, I didn’t try any until it sat overnight; that might have helped mellow the small bits of onion.
In case you’re unaware as I was, the recipe is below. Please let me know if you try it and your resulting opinion.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise, plus more as desire
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons wasabi paste
2 teaspoons Italian dressing
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
3 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickles
1/3 cup crispy jalapeño chips (my guy found these on Amazon)
1/4 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (I cooked them along with the peas for two minutes in the microwave and let them cool)
1/2 cup frozen peas
10 ounces quality tuna packed in olive oil, drained (my Albacore tuna came packed in water so I added a drizzle of olive oil)
Directions:
Stir mayonnaise together with vinegar, lemon juice, wasabi, and Italian dressing in a medium bowl until combined.
Add in onion, pickles, jalapeño chips, apple, corn,
and peas, and stir.
Fold in the tuna until well combined. Add more mayonnaise if desired.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Do you enjoy any canned fish? And isn’t amazing how some foods, like many soups and stews, improve with a day or two refrigerated?
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Yes, the flavors seem to get richer after an overnight in the fridge!
ReplyDeleteI have a love/hate affair with canned tuna- has to be solid white albacore in water. This looks good, but I would leave out the jalapeno. And I agree that soups and stews do improve the next day- same with lasagna. :) XO
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah! You're so right about lasagna. Hugs, my dear.
DeleteWe are 100% plant-based, however I recall learning to my tuna-noodle casserole to earn my cooking badge for Girl Scouts.
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly respect your discipline. ~hugs~ Thanks for sharing your Girl Scout memory.
DeleteI'm sure your body is catching up to the change. You've probably been going all out to take care of your husband and now that you don't have to, you crashed. Understandable. Be kind to yourself and rest. You probably need it.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who can't abide mayonnaise, I will be skipping this recipe. (So many things contain mayonnaise. There's a whole bunch of things I will never eat.) But I'm sure it's amazing.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm thankful my husband and I are up for culinary adventures. Be well, my dear.
DeleteWe do tuna salad often, but not as good as this sounds and ours is pretty good. I'm glad hubby is better.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and a very happy New Year. ♥
Happy New Year! I hope it's filled with much deserved joy for you and yours.
DeleteI've heard another story, a friend actually, who improved drastically when she went off a med of some sort she was on. She's like well now. Has to be a shocker for you, an adjustment. I like sardines. But only now and then. I'll suddenly crave them and eat an entire tin. I think its the fats in the sardines I crave. They're as healthy as salmon and a whole lot cheaper.
ReplyDeleteAnd sardines are more sustainable. ~nods~ I'm glad for your friend. On a funny note, I recently craved anchovies and ate an entire can today between two slices of bread. lol It usually happens when my electrolytes have been depleted. Be well!
DeleteI like tuna salad. Mine is quite simple though. I use, like Ellen in Pilch92, white solid albacore tuna I break it up with my fork..I have mayo in there...some ground pepper, no salt...and I finely chop celery and have a lot of it in the tuna...and sweet pickle relish. I have several forks out to taste test as I go along. (I never ever taste and re-use the utensil. Ewww.) So if I need a tad more mayo or pickle relish I can go ahead an d add. My mother put at least one boiled and chopped egg in...go figure!
ReplyDeleteKeep feeling better and better and better! Both of you. XX
Simple is good, too. :D Hugs to you and yours, my dear.
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ReplyDelete=^..^= ♥♥♥ :) mackerull !!!
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DeleteI do not like tuna fish, I am not a fan of fish unless, yes, its fried! lol....that gives me my crunch! Okay, I admit it, I am a picky eater. If its generally good for you, I don't like it....kidding. I might just have to blog about what all I feel for food! I have learned though, you are more adventurous of an eater than I am. I hope you manage to crawl out of your funk, holidays seem to make that worse. Without meds, I would be funky all the time
ReplyDeleteThank you, my dear. Life is good and my brain is slowly accepting that. lol Be well!
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