Tuna On A Shoestring Recipes

TUNA ON A SHOESTRING SALAD

Steps:

• Combine drained tuna,celery,carrots, onion, and salad dressing.
• Mix and cover.
• Chill for at least one hour.
• Just before serving fold in shoe string potatoes.

TUNA IN THE STRAW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir soup and milk until blended. Stir in the tuna, mushrooms, vegetables and 1-1/2 cups potato sticks. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining potatoes. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and potatoes are crisp.

TUNA ON A SHOESTRING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, separate tuna into chunks. Add carrots, celery, onion, and mayonnaise. toss until tuna is well coated. Cover and chill. Just before serving, fold in shoestring potatoes. To add a bright touch, garnish with parsley and carrot curls, if desired. Editor's Extra: Carrot curls are easy to make by running a vegetable peeler down the length of a peeled carrot.

CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except salad dressing and shoestring potatoes; mix well. Add dressing; mix well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
• Just before serving, fold in shoestring potatoes.

SHOESTRING SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Fold in potato sticks just before serving.

CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD WITH SHOESTRING POTATOES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except shoe string potatoes together and refrigerate overnight.
• Stir in shoestring potatoes just before serving.
• Serve in lettuce lined bowl.
• Note: cooking time is overnight refrigerating time.

SHOESTRING TUNA SALAD SUPREME

Steps:

• 1. Combine tuna, apple, carrot and onion. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Add enough mayonnaise to moisten mixture to desired consistency. Just before serving, lightly fold in shoestring potato sticks.
• 2. Line Salad greens on plate. (As much as you like). Top with tuna mixture and garnish with olives, egg quarters, tomato wedges and grapes.

SESAME TUNA BURGERS WITH FRIED SHOESTRING ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Toast sesame seeds in a shallow baking pan in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely. Transfer 2 tablespoons seeds to a small bowl and 1/4 cup to grinder. Transfer remaining 3/4 cup to a wide shallow bowl.
• Prepare shoestring zucchini for frying:
• Halve 3 zucchini crosswise, then cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch shoestrings using slicer. Toss with 1 teaspoon salt in a large sieve set over a bowl and drain 30 minutes.
• Squeeze handfuls of zucchini to remove moisture, then roll up in a triple layer of paper towels and squeeze to remove remaining moisture.
• Form burgers:
• Finely chop tuna with a large wet knife (about 3/4-inch pieces). Stir together soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl, then stir in tuna. Divide tuna mixture into 4 portions. Pack 1 portion in a 1/2-cup measure, then invert onto seeds in shallow bowl. Gently press tuna to form a patty 3 1/2 inches in diameter, then coat completely with seeds and transfer to a wax-paper-lined plate. Form, coat, and transfer 3 more burgers in same manner. Chill, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to cook. Discard any sesame seeds remaining in shallow bowl.
• Make sesame mixture:
• Grind seeds that are already in grinder, pulsing until ground to a flour, then add to remaining seeds (2 tablespoons) in small bowl.
• Prepare zucchini:
• Remove julienne attachment from slicer, then cut remaining zucchini lengthwise into 3/4-inch-thick ribbons using slicer. Gently toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and set aside (zucchini will wilt and become tender).
• Heat 1 inch oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until thermometer registers 330°F.
• Toss all of shoestring zucchini with half of sesame mixture in another large bowl, then fry in 4 batches, turning occasionally with a slotted spoon, until zucchini are golden, about 2 minutes per batch. (Return oil to 330°F between batches.) Transfer zucchini as fried to paper towels to drain. Toss each batch of zucchini immediately with some of remaining sesame mixture.
• Cook burgers and assemble dish:
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Cook burgers, turning over once, about 2 minutes total for medium-rare tuna (seeds should be golden brown).
• Drain zucchini ribbons and divide among 4 plates, then top with burgers and fried shoestring zucchini. Serve burgers with additional soy sauce on the side.

SHOESTRING TUNA SALAD SUPREME

Steps:

• 1. Hard boil your eggs. Cool while preparing the rest of the salad.
• 2. Combine tuna, apple, onion and carrot. Mix lightly but thoroughly.
• 3. Add enough mayonnaise to moisten mixture to desired consistency. You can dilute mayonnaise with a small amount of milk and stir until smooth before adding to tuna mixture.
• 4. Just before serving add shoestring potato sticks to mixture.
• 5. Serve on salad greens and garnish with olives, egg quarters, tomato wedges, and grapes. Makes 4 servings.