Fresh Jamaican Jerk Tuna Salad ( 7 points)

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Tuna steak - 1 inch thick
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
3 1/2 teaspoons	17ml	Chopped fresh thyme
		OR
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1		Ground cloves
1		Garlic - crushed
2 cups	474ml	Uncooked rotini pasta (about 4 ounces)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tarragon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Celery salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cucumber - coarsely chopped (medium)
		(about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sliced green onions
4 tablespoons	60ml	Tomatoes - cut into 1/2-inch (medium)
		Slices

Recipe Instructions

Set oven control to broil. Place fish steaks on rack in broiler pan. Mix

lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the thyme (1/4 teaspoon if dried), the

sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper, the allspice, red pepper, salt, cloves

and garlic. Brush fish with half of the lemon juice mixture. Broil with

top

about 4 inches from heat 7 minutes. Carefully turn fish; brush with

remaining lemon juice mixture. Broil about 7 minutes longer or until fish

flakes easily with fork; cool. Flake fish.

Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.

Mix oil, vinegar, celery salt, remaining 2 teaspoons thyme and remaining

1/4

teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Add fish, pasta, cucumber and green onions;

toss. Arrange tomato slices around edge of serving platter. Spoon pasta

mixture onto center of platter.

Copyright:

"© General Mills, Inc. 1998."

Per serving: 322 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat);

20g

Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 27mg Cholesterol; 369mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1

1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Shared by: S. May; PointsTowardSuccess

Source:
Mr. Paul Newman's, Newman's Own Cookbook

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