I’m going on day 2 of counting Weight Watcher Points and I’m already inspired to come up with light, healthy meals for myself. It’s like I needed the constraint of points to motivate me. Isn’t that weird?
Anyway, all morning I was brainstorming what to make for lunch. I wanted something flavorful and satisfying and I think I hit the nail on the head, for me anyway. Armed with an orange, a red pepper, and my pantry I came up with an Orange Ginger Tuna Salad. You may never want a boring mayo based tuna salad ever again! 
This was sweet with a little spice, creamy and delicious! Oh! and it’s a cinch to make!
Here’s what I did…
- 1 5oz can of light tuna packed in water drained
- 1 small orange peeled and chopped (and any juice that leaks out)
- 1/4 of a red bell pepper diced
- 2 tbsp Fat Free yogurt (I used greek)
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried cilantro
- pinch of kosher salt and ground pepper
Put all ingredients in a bowl
and mix!
Make sure you squish at the orange a little to release of some the juice.
That’s it! I put mine and a bed of baby spinach on a Sandwich Thin adding a side of carrots. It was the perfect lunch!
Here’s the nutritional info just for the tuna salad so you can serve it anyway you like (in a pita, on a salad, straight up!)
| Servings | Amt per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entire recipe | |||
| Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs | |
| 185 | 1g | 3g | old: 3 | new: 3 |
| Sugar | Sat Fat | Carbs | Protein | |
| 13g | 0g | 18g | 14g | |
This looks SO good and I’ve got tuna salad on the menu today so I’ll have to see if I’ve got everything on hand to make this variation.
I love sushi grade tuna and seared tuna at restaurants but canned tuna grosses me out. I love this idea though. I’m thinking I can make this with canned chicken instead.
What a wonderful idea. Looks great and certainly a “filling” lunch. Thanks for posting – YOU keep me on track. jan
Just made it and am eating it right now. Sooo good. Instead of the yogourt, I used your other tip of mashing in the laughing cow cheese. Used fresh garlic and cilantro. Served with a mug of green tea and some melon. Happy happy. Thanks yet again Roni!
Sounds great!
I need the structure of points. I did simply filling for 6 months but i still wrote down everything. I don’t mind counting, it actually makes me feel more in control, its 2nd nature and life to me
Ok – I love the creative juices you have with your rekindled old WW points tracking… I wish I liked to eat oranges or citrus for that matter – I love the TASTE but not the “chewy” part! LOL! Each year I try to eat a cutie or an orange slice and well… I just can’t! My kids laugh each year!
Ok keep the juices flowing Roni! :O)
I just had this last night and I loved it! The orange made it sweet and yummy! :) i didn’t have ginger so i used nutmeg and i didn’t have cilantro so i used parsley! I served in a green bell pepper half! SOO Good!!!