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Mediterranean Sesame Tuna Salad with Pickled Cucumber and Pita Chips

Name: Mediterranean Sesame Tuna Salad with Pickled Cucumber and Pita Chips
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: fusion
Ingredients: 214 g canned tuna in water, drained; 117 g plain Greek yogurt (2%); 29 g tahini; 19 g lemon juice; 182 g cucumber, thinly sliced; 19 g rice vinegar; 5 g sugar; 16 g parsley, chopped; 78 g pita bread; 13 g olive oil; 3 g kosher salt; 1 g black pepper

This baked dish pairs cucumber, thinly sliced with pita bread, plain Greek yogurt and tahini. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch Snack

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Balanced Mediterranean Heart friendly Pescatarian High protein

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Estimated macros per portion

26 g Protein

67 g Carbohydrates

34 g Fat

9 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

214g canned tuna in water, drained 0 kcal
117g plain Greek yogurt (2%) 85 kcal
29g tahini 173 kcal
19g lemon juice 6 kcal
182g cucumber, thinly sliced 27 kcal
19g rice vinegar 3 kcal
5g sugar 19 kcal
16g parsley, chopped 6 kcal
78g pita bread 215 kcal
13g olive oil 115 kcal
3g kosher salt 0 kcal
1g black pepper 3 kcal

Cooking instructions

pita breadolive oilkosher salt
Heat oven to 400 F. Cut pita into triangles, toss with olive oil and a pinch of salt, and bake 8-10 minutes until crisp.
cucumberrice vinegarsugarkosher salt
Quick-pickle cucumber: toss sliced cucumber with rice vinegar, sugar, and a pinch of salt; set aside 10 minutes.
canned tuna in waterplain Greek yogurt (2%)tahinilemon juiceblack pepper
In a bowl, flake tuna and mix with Greek yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, and black pepper until creamy.
cucumberparsley
Fold in chopped parsley and half the pickled cucumber (drained).
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Serve tuna salad with pita chips and remaining pickled cucumber on the side.