Simple and effective poinsettia salad diet recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 c. Stone-Buhr brown rice, cooked
- 7 oz. can chunk-style tuna, drained
- 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
- 1/3 c. mayonnaise
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 1/2 t. Tabasco sauce
- 1 canned whole pimiento
- 6 lettuce leaves
t. = teaspoon, T. = Tablespoon, c. = cup
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Rinse with cold water and drain, well.
- Combine tuna, rice, pecans, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and Tabasco sauce.
- Toss lightly until well mixed.
- Press into 6 individual molds or use a 1/3 c. (90 mL) measure.
- Turn out each molded salad onto a lettuce leaf.
- Cut pimiento into petal shapes and arrange on salads to resemble poinsettias.
Yields 6 servings
Nutritional Information
Each serving contains:
- 335 calories
- 13g carbohydrates
