TUNA****Spicy Sesame Tuna Salad

By Unblond1

11/06/17 - I loved this. I had it for Sunday lunch on a couple of round Rye Vita with mixed baby lettuce underneath. The tuna mixture would also be good on top of an olive oil & lemon juice or Asian Vinaigrette dressed salad.
27/06/17 - Update. I made it as a dinner for both of us, with one large can of tuna, and served it over Ryvita rounds (2 each) topped with some slice avocado, a few fried shallots and a shake or two of Gomasio. Dan loved it and said he'd eat it again.
12/09/17 - as a sandwich, on toasted Harvest Bakes with Seeds & Quinoa - best yet, I think. I added some spinach to mine and still used the fried shallots and the Gomasio on both, no avocado.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil (taste to decide)
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic paste or sweet chili sauce (if Dan's eating it too)
• 1 teaspoon toasted black and white sesame seeds
• pinch red pepper flakes (my portion only)
• 1 small can tuna, drained
• 1 or 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the mayonnaise, sesame oil, lemon or lime juice, chili garlic paste, sesame seeds and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Fold in the tuna and green onions and season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Serve with lettuce-lined RyVita or on top of a bowl of lightly-dressed lettuce.

TUNA ONLY:

Calories 216.9
Total Fat 17.0 g
Saturated Fat 2.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.4 g
Cholesterol 35.0 mg
Sodium 489.2 mg
Potassium 96.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.4 g
Dietary Fiber 0.9 g
Sugars 0.8 g
Protein 12.9 g

AS A SALAD with 2 cups mixed greens, 5 cherry tomatoes and 2 teaspoons Asian Vinaigrette:

Calories 298.0
Total Fat 22.1 g
Saturated Fat 2.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.6 g
Cholesterol 35.4 mg
Sodium 669.0 mg
Potassium 269.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 11.7 g
Dietary Fiber 1.7 g
Sugars 1.4 g
Protein 14.7 g