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Tuna and potato salad recipe
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Tuna and potato salad recipe

10 ingredients 4 steps nhs_uk
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

569
Calories
30g
Protein
14g
Fat
85g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 800g new potatoes, scrubbed
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 200g canned tuna in springwater, drained
  • 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes, halved
  • quarter of a cucumber, chopped
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • basil leaves to garnish (optional)

Directions

1

Cook the potatoes in gently boiling water for 20 minutes, until tender.

2

Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, mix together the lemon juice, garlic and parsley. Add the red onion and set aside.

3

Drain the cooked potatoes and add them to the salad bowl while they are hot. They will absorb the flavour of the dressing as they cool down.

4

When the potatoes are cool, add the tuna, tomatoes and cucumber. Stir everything together gently and season with black pepper. Serve immediately, or cover and chill to serve later. Information: For a vegetarian version, replace the tuna with 100g reduced-fat feta cheese, cut into chunks.

Recipe sourced from nhs_uk

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