Tuna Pitas
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Per serving
Restaurant cost $6.00
To make $1.95
Savings $4.05
Healthy Lunch Tip: Using whole wheat pita instead of white increases fibre by up to 4 grams. Using light mayonnaise instead of regular saves up to 4.5 grams of fat (or 40 calories) per sandwich.
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per sandwich: about | - |
| cal | 256 |
| pro | 21 g |
| total fat | 9 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 25 g |
| fibre | 4 g |
| chol | 32 mg |
| sodium | 552 mg |
| potassium | 451 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 5% |
| iron | 18% |
| vit A | 29% |
| vit C | 20% |
| folate | 17% |
Suggested Recipes
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2 cans (each 170 g) solid white tuna in water, drained
3 tbsp (45 mL) light mayonnaise
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped black olives
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped pimientos
Quarter small red onion, diced Quarter
2 marinated artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and chopped
Pinch each salt and pepper
2 whole wheat pitas
1 cup (250 mL) packed shredded leaf lettuce
1 cup (250 mL) alfalfa sprouts
20 slices cucumber
1 carrot, grated
Preparation:
In bowl, mix together tuna, mayonnaise, olives, pimientos, onion, artichoke hearts, salt and pepper. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 3 days.)
Halve pitas and open to form pockets. Divide mixture among pita halves; top with lettuce, sprouts, cucumber and carrot.
Halve pitas and open to form pockets. Divide mixture among pita halves; top with lettuce, sprouts, cucumber and carrot.
Additional Information
- Variation
Salmon Pitas: Substitute salmon for tuna.
Tags:
Sandwiches-Burgers-Wraps; Lunch; Fish; Vegetables; Make-Ahead;
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: April 2009
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