I was home and under the weather. Hungry. Cranky. Not a whole lot in the fridge and even less motivation to make lunch or leave the house to find something to eat. I scanned the cupboard and only found a little of this and a little of that…a handful of walnuts, a few dried cranberries, half a Granny Smith apple left from the Recipes for Health Apples shoot and some bread. Through the haze of my head cold I had some inspiration. I am really fond of the tuna salad with cranberries and apples that I get at the Whole Foods prepared foods section, so I crossed my fingers and searched for some canned tuna in the cabinet. I was in luck… and here is my approximation of that dish. I was a little less grumpy after lunch.
Ingredients
Half a small onion cut in small dice
1/4 C. walnut pieces
1/4 C. dried cranberries, chopped
1/2 Granny Smith apple, cut in small dice
2 6 oz. cans of Albacore packed in water, drained
2 Tbsp. mayonaise
salt and pepper to taste
toasted whole wheat bread
Mix all ingredients, add more mayo if you feel it’s too dry for you, serve on toasted bread and add some lettuce and tomato, celery, carrot…whatever you have laying around..it’s ok. Enjoy.
