Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: N/A Serving Size: 1/2 cucumber and 6 ounces filling Serves: 4
Nutrition Facts |
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| Serving Size 1/2 cucumber, 6 ounces filling (338g) | 4 servings per container |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories 210 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 5g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 0.5g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium 560mg | 24% |
| Total Carbohydrate 25g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 7g | 25% |
| Total Sugars 5g | |
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% |
| Protein 18g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 199mg | 10% |
| Iron 3mg | 15% |
| Potassium 469mg | 10% |
| *The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
This recipe also has: Vitamin C: 19% Daily Value |
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INGREDIENTS
2 large cucumbers
1 lemon
2 green onions
1 (6 ounce) can low-sodium tuna, packed in water
1 (15 ½ ounce) can white beans
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon Dijon or country mustard
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
STEPS
- Rinse cucumbers. Peel off strips of skin lengthwise every ¼ inch, all the way around. Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds with a small spoon.
- Rinse lemon. Grate the peel using the small holes of a box grater. Cut lemon in half. In a small bowl, squeeze out juice. Throw away seeds.
- Rinse and chop green onions.
- Drain tuna. In a colander, drain and rinse beans.
- In a medium bowl, mash beans lightly with a fork.
- Add green onions, tuna, oil, mustard, salt, pepper, grated lemon peel, and 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice to beans. Mix with a fork.
- Fill each cucumber half with ¼ tuna mixture. Serve.
Nutrition Facts |
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| Serving Size 1/2 cucumber, 6 ounces filling (338g) | 4 servings per container |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories 210 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 5g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 0.5g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium 560mg | 24% |
| Total Carbohydrate 25g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 7g | 25% |
| Total Sugars 5g | |
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% |
| Protein 18g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 199mg | 10% |
| Iron 3mg | 15% |
| Potassium 469mg | 10% |
| *The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
This recipe also has: Vitamin C: 19% Daily Value |
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*Adapted from a Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters recipe
This material was funded by the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
