ways to "hide" canned tuna taste...?

[SCHTEEVIE]

I love sea food, especially any and all fresh fish!

I don't mind canned tuna - but it just isn't fun anymore.
It is such a cheap simple low fat, great way to get protein, but I am down to eating canned tuna barely once a week as I seem to dread it...

Anyone have any good ways to bury the taste in something else?
(salsa and other "spicie" tuna ideas are a bit extreme for me )

[BillS]

I actually like it straight from the can sometimes.. however, I also use:

• Add a couple of tablespoons of mango salsa..(or more if you like). I fish in the pacific and we get awesome albacore tuna in late summer and fall. I can a lot of it, but we go through it pretty fast. Mango salsa is good on very rare barbequed tuna as well.

• I like it with mexican salsa and hot sauce..

• In my earlier iron pumping days, we just made sandwiches with plain tuna, lettuce, tomato, pickle relish and onion.. on some good wheat bread. mmmm.

• Throw it on some romaine lettuce with a bit of cilantro and squeeze some lemon or lime over it.

[Jim]

I always found mixing it with rice and veg in a low cal/fat sauce hides the taste very well, no matter what sauce, just something to cover it. Personally I love tuna and could eat it from the tin but thats just me.

[dnx]

My favourite way is: Tuna (1-2 cup), diced celery (1 cup), diced tomato (1 small), dry oats (1/3 - 1/2cup), pepper, lemonjuice and olive oil (small amount).

Tastes good and getting carbs/protein in one hit.

cheers

[Flay]

Quick and Easy dish: Italian Tuna Pasta.

Boil up a cup or 2 of your favorite pasta. Cool pasta under cold water.

Add 1 can of Tuna, 2 tablespoons of Fat free Country Italian dressing, and a few shakes of pepper.

You can try different dressings, but I've found Italian compliments the tuna the best, IMO.

[carpediem]

I don't know if a product called "Ajvar Relish" is available where you live, but that's a great taste giver. When I want to quickly stir down a fast lunch or whatever I usually go with Ajvar.

1 can of tuna in water (110grams here in sweden)
1 dices tomato
2 big spoons of Ajvar Relish
a few diced black olives
salt
pepper

Heat some oil in a pan and throw down the tomatos, fry for a min then down with the tuna (including the water). Add the olives, and Ajvar stir for a min or 2 then add salt/peppar.

Serve with a salad if you want to skip the carbs, otherwise go with pasta/rice

[Jonesy]

I've done the salsa before and thought it was pretty good. I've also mixed it with brown deli mustard and have thrown it in with my scrambled eggs.

[xray]

I find this very easy and very good:

Pasta boiled to al dente, one can of tuna and one can of diced tomatoes. I use to add lots of basil - fresh, just because I like it and basil goes great with tomatoes. Stir well - tastes great!!

[map200uk]

hey guys,

i often see people say 1 cup, it may just be me being dumb
but what does 1 cup mean?

Is it an American thing?

[carpediem]

Originally Posted by map200uk

hey guys,

i often see people say 1 cup, it may just be me being dumb
but what does 1 cup mean?

Is it an American thing?

Google has a very very very nice thing that most people don't know about.

Try typing in "1 cup in deciliter" witout the quotes

[map200uk]

oh
cheers
mate

[CattleProd]

Or, 1c = 8 fluid ounces

[gr1fter]

I have 2 ways of eating my tuna.

1 way i just mix it with mustard on whole wheat toasted bread

another way if you have more time.


Take tuna squish it up in a ball.
I crush 1 serving of fat free crutions.
Roll the tuna on the crutons and form a patty
Then i put it on non-stick pan and cook both sides for about 10 minutes.
Sometimes I eat as sandwhich or as a patty snack

yum

[daveo]

I take the tuna, a portion of rice (1/4 cup uncooked) and all the wasabi I can stand (not very much!) and mix it all together.

I'm a bit of a 'heat freak' so the wasabi makes me pretty happy

Mmmmmmm, wasabi...

[Darkreignn]

Iceburg lettuce chop it up
one can tuna
corn
fat free dressing
mix all up
and booyeah!!!

Damn good salad

[senimoni]

I've been using hot sauce alot lately!!

[Chris_Otto]

Buy the tuna in the pouch instead of the can. No more tinny taste.

Also, if you get albacore, the extreme fishy taste is muted as well.

[NCNBilly]

I like to use Lowfat plain (NOT vanilla) yogurt instead of mayo when making tuna salad. I love it...I could eat it every day. Wait...I do eat it every day.

I've eaten tuna 3-4 times a week since I was a little kid, but this version cuts a good bit of the fat out and still tastes good.

Also, yogurt is awesome for those packets of dry dressing mix instead of cream. Tastes nearly the same, and again almost no fat - good for those who don't like balsamic or oil and vinegar dressings.

[ChrisQ]

Originally Posted by carpediem

Google has a very very very nice thing that most people don't know about.

Try typing in "1 cup in deciliter" witout the quotes

You rule dude, that is so useful and I had no idea google even did that. They really need a definitive guide to all the crap google does

Cheers,
Chris

[Carole]

Oh dear………..this is a rather ‘mature’ thread but then again ‘tuna’ is always ‘topical’ so with that thought in mind ………….. Like a previous poster I too always use spinach……..more “bang for the buck” so to speak……….as opposed to lettuce along with a ‘pouch’ of lemon/pepper tuna, pimento stuffed olives (and or black with jalapeños), halved grape tomatoes, celery, onions, grated hard boiled egg AND a dash of lemon juice with the ‘single most important ingredient…………balsamic vinegar and of course........ if you are of a mind………..sliced almonds……………yum, yum!