All this talk about Mike and we made a tuna melt today based on a receipt he gave us a long time ago. it’s very simple you make it the same way you do regular tuna except substitute avocado instead of mayo. Spread on bread of choice top with cheese and place under broiler until cheese is melted and i like it slightly burned.
I bought these little tiny cans of tuna at BJs that come in a 12 pack and whether in a salad or sandwich found them just the right size for one. Lyn does not like the way I make tuna, too much mayo so now I can make it the way I like it lots of mayo. When I was a kid I used to make mayo sandwiches for a quick snack but now a days I just pile on a little extra. Tunas sandwich is a quick and easy solution to that what’s for lunch question.
Make the tuna the way you like it then make a roll up, salad or my particular favorite in an organic hotdog roll.
Usually I like to sprinkle some paprika on it I like the color but most of all the little kick it adds, but today I drizzled a little hoisin sauce.
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Served with corn salad and what else a couple Baby Roma Tomatoes, the slice cucumber never made it to my plate. What one’s got to munch you know.
It was a Saturday morning 7:45 AM and I dropped Lyn off for her appointment and drove across the parking lot to Stop and Shop to grab most of what we needed for the week in groceries. The store was empty not being my typical store I was unfamiliar with the layout and so where many of the employees out of three asked none knew where the raisins were. I have taken to a full beard these days and one kid kept pushing me toward the razors. Anyway I could not find a small box of cherry tomatoes so I grabbed a huge 2 labs box of Baby Roma figuring I would think of something. I did and during halftime yesterday I roasted most thinking I would make a small batch of tomato soup. Lyn made a corn salad it was soooo good but she can’t remember how and I threw a few in my Avocado Tuna Fish Melt and store the rest for a now very small batch of soup.
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Spread tomatoes on roasting pan or cookie sheet cover with parchment paper.
Drizzle with olive oil
Sprinkle salt and pepper and pepper flakes
Toss to coat
Place in 450 degree oven and roast 30-40 minutes until desired doneness
It used to be a joke when I was growing up that on Lobster boil day on the cape I would be the only one at the table without the bib around the neck, without bowl of melted butter and without the nutcracker in front of me. No I would insist on a big fat juicy steak. I was not a lobster or much of a fish lover and living on the Cape that was hard to believe. I did like to suck the legs which I suppose got me trained for my days in New Orleans of pinching tail and sucking head. Then I discovered swordfish, oh yeah! I still grill swordfish the same way Mom showed me, pat it dry some salt and pepper and then give it a good rub in some mayo.
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I like to let the fish sit in some grapefruit juice for a little especially if not using right away. Someone once told me or I read that is what Legal seafood does.
Pat dry with paper towel
Salt and pepper the swordfish then take about 1-2 Tbsp. of Mayo and rub all over, set aside
Pat and dry the tuna steak rub with fish rub and then drizzle some Olive oil and rub all over, set aside
Preheat grill until Hot about 15 minutes
Clean the grill and rub with some olive oil on paper towel. Use tongs as to not burn your fingers.
Grill fish about 4 minutes per side
Fish has always been tricky for me to grill it seems 1 second to long and it is dry, especially tuna. I am not a seared tuna lover I tend to prefer medium to medium rare. So I guess what I am saying is cooking time is in your hands.
Server with whatever your heart desires I suggest whatever veggies are in season I did Corn and asparagus.
June 2013
Swordfish is a versatile food, and you can eat it as a main course or in salads. Although it does not cure or prevent specific diseases, a moderate amount of swordfish as part of an overall balanced diet may provide some health benefits. Pregnant women should not have swordfish because it is has higher levels of mercury, an unhealthy environmental contaminant, than other seafood.
Prevent Heart Disease
Cooked swordfish has 108 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and 656 mg of docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, in each 3-oz. serving. DHA and EPA are omega-3 fatty acids, and your risk for heart disease may decrease when you have a total of 250 mg of EPA and DHA per day, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You can get DHA and EPA from other fatty fish, such as herring, mackerel and salmon, and from shellfish, including oysters, mussels and shrimp.
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Help Control Weight
Swordfish has only 146 calories in a 3-oz. serving, and it can be part of a calorie-controlled diet to prevent weight gain. Obesity increases your risk for developing chronic diseases such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, and you will gain weight if you eat more calories than you expend. Another benefit of swordfish for weight control is that each serving provides 20 g protein, a filling nutrient. Protein slows stomach emptying so that you feel full for longer after a meal and may eat less at the next meal, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
Support Bone Health
Swordfish can help you build or maintain strong bones because each serving supplies 14 mcg of vitamin D, or 93 percent of the daily value. Vitamin D is necessary for your body to properly absorb calcium from food, and a deficiency can cause osteoporosis, or weak bones, and a high risk for fractures. Many Americans, including older adults and individuals who do not get much exposure to the sun, are at risk for inadequate vitamin D intake, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Fatty fish, such as swordfish, are among the few natural food sources of vitamin D.
Prevent Nutritional Deficiencies
Each 3-oz. serving of cooked swordfish provides 7.9 mg niacin, or about 40 percent of the daily value for niacin. Niacin, or vitamin B-3, is essential for metabolizing fat, carbohydrates and protein, and a deficiency can lead to dermatitis, dementia and diarrhea, according to the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center. Selenium is an essential mineral that supports antioxidant activity in your body, and swordfish provides 58 mcg of selenium, or 83 percent of the daily value.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/506189-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-swordfish/#ixzz2408uzf7J
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