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How to make Tuna more interesting

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Hi

I have Tuna tonight for tea - after kicking myself to get back on the healthy track.

I often find Tuna quite boring and dry though.

Any idea how to make it more interesting (but still healthy)?🙂

Sorry I keep coming on for food ideas, but I am trying to keep things interesting and you lot are so good at recipes.🙂
 
are you using tinned tuna or tuna steaks?
with tinned tuna i like to add sweetcorn or low fat salad cream or even chopped up spring onions.... but i use it as a sandwich filler only....
 
I agree with Medusa, thats exactly what I do or sometimes I just put a splash of vinegar on it and make up the sandwich.

If your talking about fresh, why not try some brown rice with it or taggliatelle, (sp)

John
 
It's fantastic in a pitta with mayo (low cal) and toasted/grilled. We had some last night with a little bit of cheese mixed in, so the cheese melts and goes gooey.

To say it a-maz-ing would be an understatement.:D

Rob
 
How can any fish that can maintain its temperature well above the surrounding water be considered boring?!?

http://science.jrank.org/pages/7020/Tuna-Biology-tuna.html

I know that's not what you meant, but to a marine biologist, anything that lives in the sea is fascinating, whether or not I can eat it! 🙂
 
I wouldn't touch low fat salad cream or mayo with a bargepole if I were you - it has added cornstarch to make it emulsify (which it won't do otherwise because there's not enough oil in it) Cram your salad with unnecessary carbs? Why? 😱

Check the labels.

Eat the normal stuff.
 
Its a nice peace of extemely interesting tuna steak:D
I always find tuna steak a bit dry - love canned tuna.
I do want to eat more fish though.
Is there something I can do to the steak prior to cooking to make it more tasty and less dry?
 
trophywench said:
I wouldn't touch low fat salad cream or mayo with a bargepole if I were you - it has added cornstarch to make it emulsify (which it won't do otherwise because there's not enough oil in it) Cram your salad with unnecessary carbs? Why? 😱

Check the labels.

Eat the normal stuff.
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didn't know that.... will now bear in mind for future thanks
 
lucy123 said:
I am going to try putting the steak in foil with the soy sauce and lime and maybe some spring onion I have - do you think that would work?🙂

How much soy sauce and lime would you recommend?
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The tuna is in with the lime spring onion and soy sauce - not sure how to cook it but will see.
🙂
 
look forward to hearing what you think of it.... may well start with the tuna steaks myself for upping my protein intake
 
It was absolutely delicious - with lime soy sauce and spring onion thrown in!
I had it on a smaller plate than normal with the sweetcorn, green beans and new potatoes. Its definitely on my shopping list for this week now as it was so quick and easy to cook the whole meal too!

Thanks all for the tips - I now like tuna steak and yes Copepod it was very interesting!:D
 
Have You tried a tuna omlette ? few onions done in mins ! Did you know a Tuna can swim at 90 mile an hour 😱 Imagine having a dip & 1 swims past !!
 
lol, try black peppercorn with chilli to make tuna taste nice 🙂
 
Mmm, all these recipes sound delicious
My favourite is salade nicoise:
seared tuna on top of a big bed of lettuce, cucumber, cherry toms, hard boiled egg, achovies, black olives, green beans, with a tasty French dressing 🙂
 
That sound good Willsmum ! Love olives & little pesskey fish (anchovies). Will try.
 
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