Category: Lunch

The Best Tuna Salad

I’ll always be a tuna girl, I can eat it every day of the week (and I would if not for mercury!). I’m always dressing it up different ways – but the key is really to add all the fixings! Too many people just stir in mayo and it needs more! Something crunchy, something oniony, something creamy, something spicy and something sweet!

1 6oz. cans solid albacore tuna, packed in water
2 tbsp finely chopped red onion
1/2 rib celery, finely diced
2 tbsp golden raisins
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Drain tuna well and using gloves, “grind” the tuna with your fingers. Add the remaining ingredients and mix to combine. Serve in lettuce cups in a bagel!

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Fricassé Tuna Salad
tuna couscousotto
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Zucchini Caponata

Caponata is a traditional Sicilian eggplant dish  that is similar to ratatouille, except it that it’s sweeter and more sour (thanks to vinegar and sugar!). I first tried caponata at Ruth’s kosher restaurant in Florence last summer and I fell in love. Here I made a lighter zucchini version with summer squash, to make the most of it as summer comes to an end!

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Zucchini Caponata

3 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow squash, diced
1 large zucchini, diced
1 plum tomato, diced
8oz tomato sauce
1/4 cup sliced castelveltrano olives
2 tbsp capers
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1-2 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Method:

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pans, Add the onions and celery and sauté until translucent. Add the sliced garlic and stir until fragrant. Stir in the red pepper, squash, zucchini, and tomato. Seasoned with salt and sauté until softened. At the tomato sauce, olives, capers, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the tomato paste and Simmer over low-medium heat for until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve.

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Related Recipes:

Italian Antipasto Salad

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Crispy Rice Paper Dogs

Hi, I’m Chanie and I’ve been trashing up hot dogs for years! I’ve worked as an ambassador for Abeles & Heymann and I love doing fun things with their dogs! (and salami, of course!). My kids are huge fans of franks in blanks (aka moses in a basket aka pigs in a blanket), so I came up with this gluten free and sushi-inspired version using rice paper. You can choose to dip them in sesame seeds, or not (my little ones preferred the plain version and my teens liked the sesame-coated), such a fun recipe!!

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Crispy Rice Paper Dogs

6 hot dogs, cut in half widthwise
12 sheets rice paper
oil for frying
black and white sesame seeds, optional
toppings: spicy mayo, sweet sauce, nori flakes

Method:

Soak rice paper in water until it’s pliable, about 1 minute. Wrap the hotdogs in rice paper like an eggroll, folding the sides in and wrapping around. Dip in sesame black and white sesame seeds if desired. Fry in a skillet with a little bit of oil, turning until crispy on all sides. Eat immediately.

NOTE: I have tried baking these and do not recommend baking for rice paper.

Related Recipes:

Bunless Fajita Dogs
Hot Dog Egg Rolls
Spiralized Spud Dogs

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Garlic Bread Halibut

If you find yourself having leftover sourdough and fresh fish filles (try saying THAT ten times fast) you KNOW you wanna get in on this new recipe!

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Garlic bread halibut

2 fillets halibut or any flaky white fish
1 slice sourdough, blitzed until crumbly
1/2 stick butter
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp dried oregano
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 425°. In a skillet melt the butter over low heat and add the garlic. Sauté until fragrant, but not browned. Remove from the heat and serve in the breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, red pepper flakes, and salt.

Season the halibut with salt and pepper and top generously with bread crumb mixture. ‏ Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.

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Old Bay Fish Tacos
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Summer Corn Peach & Quinoa Salad

Light, refreshing, seasonal, and filling. Is there anything else to want out of a salad?

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Summer Corn & Peach Quinoa Salad

5oz arugula
2 corn on the cob, steamed and sliced
1/2 peach, chopped
1 cup quinoa, Prepared according to package directions
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced into half moons
1/2 avocado, sliced
1 small jalapeño, Veins and seeds removed, Thinly sliced

Dressing:
Handful of cilantro , chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lime
1/3 cup avocado oil
1 heaping tbsp honey
1 tsp red wine vinegar
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Kosher salt, to taste

Method:

Add all of the dressing ingredients to a mason jar and shake until emulsified.

Layer the salad ingredients in a large bowl and dress before serving!

Variation: Add Feta or fresh Mozzarella

Related Recipes:

Summer Peach Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
Summer Tomato Feta Salad

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