Mandarin Main Dish Salad
This easy-to-make recipe comes from a 1976 issue of Better Nutrition. It’s rich in protein from tuna and essential nutrients from fruits and veggies, all cornerstones of Adelle Davis’ diet. For more about this recipe: Better Nutrition in the 1970s…
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This easy-to-make recipe comes from a 1976 issue of Better Nutrition. It’s rich in protein from tuna and essential nutrients from fruits and veggies, all cornerstones of Adelle Davis’ diet.
For more about this recipe: Better Nutrition in the 1970s
Ingredients
3 cups chunk-style tuna
1 Tbs. minced onion
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 cup seedless grapes
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 11-oz. can mandarin orange segments, drained
½ cup toasted, slivered almonds
6 large lettuce leaves olives for garnish, optional
Preparation
Combine tuna, onion, lemon juice, and celery in bowl, and place in refrigerator to chill until ready to serve, at least 1 hour.
To serve, toss tuna mixture with grapes, mayonnaise, mandarin segments, and almonds, reserving a few mandarin segments and almonds for garnish. Serve on lettuce leaves, and garnish with remaining mandarin segments, almonds, and olives, if using.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 330
- Carbohydrate Content 13 g
- Cholesterol Content 55 mg
- Fat Content 17 g
- Fiber Content 3 g
- Protein Content 30 g
- Saturated Fat Content 2.5 g
- Sodium Content 530 mg
- Sugar Content 9 g