I hope everyone is having an incredible summer. My summer has been full of gluten-free food and travel adventures, keeping me from blogging on a regular basis. I have been amassing a collection of restaurant finds, new gluten-free products and delicious recipes to share. I just haven’t had a chance to actually write about them yet. I knew I had neglected ‘A Gluten-Free Guide’ for far too long when my best friend chastised me recently. I am back to bring you a recipe before my vacation to CA, where I promise to try out some new restaurants and recipes and report back.
Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad (from Eat Food Nutrition)
Ingredients
2 – 6.5 ounce cans water-packed tuna, drained
1 – 15 ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed well
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions (you can sub shallots or onions)
1 1/2 cups peeled, finely diced cucumber
4 cups chopped spinach leaves (you can sub arugula, mesculun or the green of your choice)
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons grainy Dijon Mustard
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Coarsely ground pepper to taste
1 heaping tablespoon small capers
Chunks of avocado (optional)
In a large mixing bowl, combine tuna, beans onion, cucumber and spinach. Toss ingredients. Stir in oil, mustard and lemon juice; mix well. Season with pepper and add capers. Mix evenly and serve with avocado garnish.
While I have been on a summer blogging vacation, the rest of the gluten-free blog community has been busy – Sea’s “Adopt A Gluten-Free Bloggger” event, highlights some of the best gluten-free cooking on the Web this summer.
Tweet Pin ItYUM — that salad recipe sounds delicious! I’ll be making that asap… thanks!
This sounds so yummy…I hate mayo …will try it…thanks! HUGS
That salad sounds delightful! I’m glad you’ve had a good summer
J.J. – my family lives in Pasadena. I didn’t make it to many restaurants but I did do lots of cooking. The Sensitive Baker has been on my list of places to visit for a while.
Allie and Lynn – let me know what you think.
Thanks Katie – I hope you have been enjoying yours!
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[…] This summer a friend recommended a restaurant in the West Village called Alta. It’s a Mediterranean tapas restaurant. It wasn’t noteworthy in the ‘gluten-free community’ – but the menu looked great and seemed pretty ‘gluten-free friendly.’ It tends to be crowded but my friend and I were able to squeeze in to two seats at the bar on my first visit. I started my gluten-free spiel with the bartender and he stopped me mid-sentence and went to retrieve something from the back. When he returned, he held in his hand a gluten-free menu. I couldn’t believe it – I had a plethora of options without reviewing every dish with him. Since that first visit this summer, I’ve been back at least 5 times. […]
Is there a restaurant or bakery you want me to check-out? A product you want me to review? Any other questions or feedback?
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J.J. said,
August 25, 2008 @ 6:26 pmCalifornia you say?!?
I live in California, I would love to hear about what yummy places you find to eat at. San Diego has some good places, also LA has the Sensitive Baker, which is a gluten free bakery.
What part are you going to?