Friendly Feasting: Chicken or Tuna Salad Boats
Today’s blog is less a recipe than a list of ideas. Chicken or tuna salad is a tasty, portable snack that I enjoy and is a snap to whip up. Get creative with your mix-ins and your vehicle to make this snack your own!
Chicken/Tuna Salad Boats
- Canned or pouched tuna or chicken – drain and rinse canned meat well to limit sodium (or if you have leftover fresh chicken/turkey/tuna to cut up that’s even better!)
- Veganaise (up to 1 tbsp per serving) or Avocado (up to ½ avocado) = 1 fat
- Mix ins:
- Dijon mustard is my favorite and helps moisten the salad without using too much veganaise
- Other mustards – spicy, brown, etc.
- Frank’s hot sauce for a little kick
- Finely diced veggies
- Quartered grapes (note this adds carbs)
- Seasonings (example ideas below):
- Rosemary
- Garlic
- Curry
- Cayenne
- Dill
- Vehicles – add crunch!
- Lettuce leaves for wraps
- Hollowed out tomatoes
- Hollowed out cucumber halves
- Hollowed out jalapenos if you like a lot of spice!
- Celery sticks
- Crostinis made of Ezekiel bread toasted and cut into quarters (adds carb)
- Or my favorite – halved bell peppers (could use minis as well!)
My go to is chicken salad with a little veganaise, Dijon, and dill relish stuffed into red bell pepper halves! Great as a great on-the-go snack, lunch, or dinner!
Counts as a protein (up to 8 oz) with 1 fat (veganaise or avocado per above) with optional fruit/Ezekiel bread as a carb.
Feast crunchy, feast creamy, feast portable, and as always…FEAST ON!!!
~Coach Lauren