Diabetes Care and Education

Stuffed Tomato Salad

Courtesy of:
Chef Robert Jinks

Ingredients:

• 1 cucumber, diced
  
• 4 large tomatoes
  
• ¼ cup onion, diced
  
• 12 oz water-packed tuna, drained
  
• 2 tbsp light mayonnaise (5 g fat/tbsp)
  
• 1 tsp lemon juice
  
• 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves, shaved (if fresh basil is unavailable, use 2 tsp dry basil)
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ½ tsp pepper
  
• 2 cups whole lettuce leaves

Directions:

1. Slice the tops off the tomatoes.
   
2. Using a spoon, scrape out the inside of the tomatoes.
   
3. Chop and save the tomato pulp in a large bowl.
   
4. Mix the rest of ingredients in the same bowl.
   
5. Spoon mixture into hollowed-out tomatoes.
   
6. Serve tomatoes on beds of lettuce. .

Nutrition Facts Serving Size ¼ recipe Servings Per Recipe 4 Amount Per Serving Calories 238 Total Fat* 10.1g Saturated Fat 1.9g Monounsaturated Fat 2.9g Polyunsaturated Fat 3.4g Total Carbohydrate 10.8 g (after subtracting fiber = 8.2 g) Dietary Fiber 2.6g Protein 26.8g Sodium 652.1mg




Exchanges per Serving 2 Vegetable 3 Lean Meat 2 Fat 1/2 Carbohydrate Choice