Tuna Cheese Salad

Ingredients Edit

• 7 oz (1) can tuna, water packed
• ¼ cup American, cheddar or ¼ cup colby cheese
• 1½ tbsp sweet gherkins, finely chopped
• ½ cup celery, chopped finely
• ½ cup skim milk mayonnaise or ½ cup light mayonnaise
• few strips green pepper ^[1]

Directions Edit

1. Drain tuna; flake with fork into small pieces.
2. Cut cheese into ¼" cubes.
3. Combine tuna, cheese, gherkins, celery, and skim milk mayonnaise; mix well.
4. Cover bowl and chill 1 hour or longer.
5. Serve on crisp lettuce, garnished with thin strips of green pepper.

Notes Edit

1. ↑ When I can get red and yellow peppers at a decent price, I would use all three colors in the salad.

Nutritional information Edit

• food exchanges pre serving: 1 medium-fat meat exchanges + 1 vegetable exchange
• cal: 251; cho: 5g; pro: 23g; fat: 15g; sod: 552mg; cho: 113mg
• low-sodium diets: substitute low-sodium cheese. omit salt from skim milk mayonnaise.