Rainbow tuna salad
Reviewed by our expert panelServes: 1
Time to make: 10 mins
Total cost: $8.50
(at time of publication)
Units: Metric | Imperial (US)
Ingredients
- Dressing
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- Salad
- 1 carrot, peeled in ribbons or julienned
- 1 small beetrootbeetsX (120g), grated
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¾ cup cooked quinoa
- 95g can lemon pepper flavoured tuna
- 1 cup baby spinach or other salad greens
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped almonds
Instructions
1 Combine dressing ingredients and mix well. Place dressing in bottom of a 750ml-900ml jar.
2 Layer salad ingredients in jar in the order listed. Screw lid on tightly.
3 To eat, tip salad into a large bowl and mix well to combine.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free soy sauce and check flavoured tuna is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 534cal
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Kilojoules 2240kJ
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Protein 28g
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Total fat 27g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 16g
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Dietary fibre 11g
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Sodium 450mg
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Calcium 150mg
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Iron 4.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
Author: Niki Bezzant - Editor-at-large
First published: Feb 2015
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