TUNA NICOISE: Daily Diabetic Recipe

TUNA NICOISE

Yield: 6 servings (4-1/2 cups total)
Source: "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes"

INGREDIENTS
- One 6-1/2 ounce can water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
- 1 medium potato (5 ounces), cooked, peeled, and cut into wedges
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- One 9-ounce package thawed frozen whole green beans,
or 12 ounces fresh green beans, blanched
- 1/3 cup Basic Vinaigrette, or prepared light Italian dressing
- 6 leaves leaf lettuce
- 1 large hard-cooked egg, peeled and sliced
- 2 teaspoons drained capers

DIRECTIONS
Combine the tuna, potato, mushrooms, and green beans in a large
bowl. Gently toss the dressing with the tuna mixture. Chill.

Line a pretty glass bowl with lettuce leaves; add the tuna
mixture and garnish the top with egg slices and capers.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (3/4 cup):
Calories: 148, Fat: 9 g, Cholesterol: 44 mg, Sodium: 195 mg,
Carbohydrate: 8 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 2 g, Protein: 9 g
Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 1 Lean Meat, 1 Fat