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LEBANESE-STYLE TUNA SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Regional Midddle Eastern
Seafood Fish Znew


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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- DRESSING_
2 tbsp tahini -- sesame seed paste
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 lg garlic clove -- mash with 1/2 tsp sa
1/8 tsp cayenne -- or to taste
1/3 cup olive oil
24 oz tuna in oil -- 750gr drained and fl
1 lb onions -- 500gr sliced thin
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup pine nuts
1 cup parsley -- flat leaf chopped
parsley sprigs -- for garnish


Make the dressing:
In a blender blend together the tahini, the lemon juice, the garlic paste, and the cayenne, with the motor running add the oil in a stream, blending until the dressing is emulsified, and season the dressing with salt.
Make the tuna salad:
In a bowl toss the tuna lightly with half the dressing and mound the mixture on a large platter. In a large heavy skillet cook the onions in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 50 minutes, or until they are golden brown, and season them with salt and pepper. With a fork scatter the onions over the tuna. In the skillet cook the pine nuts over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are golden and scatter them over the onions. Drizzle the salad with the remaining dressing and sprinkle it with the chopped parsley. Garnish the salad with the parsley sprigs.

From Gourmet magazine, July 1990




Cuisine:
"Middle East"












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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 407 Calories; 30g Fat (66.1% calories from fat); 28g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 15mg Cholesterol; 311mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : Modified for Low Carb by The AUSSIE LC GOURMET Tony Blakemore
e-mail Tony@carb-lite.au.com
web site WWW.CARB-LITE.AU.COM




Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0