Tuna Tahini Salad

Submitted by Jodi Consoli

"This is what I put together for the Ready Set Cook Summer 2005 recipe contest. It is good by it's self, on crackers, on bread, or on a bed of lettuce. Great for a side dish, a main dish, or a summer day brunch."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup couscous, uncooked
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 8 ounces plain yogurt
• 12 ounces canned tuna, drained
• 1⁄4 cup capers, drained
• 1⁄4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• 1 lemon, juice of, about 3 tablespoons

directions

1. Allow several hours for couscous to cool before preparing and serving the salad.
2. Prepare the couscous by bringing the stock and olive oil to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
3. Stir in couscous, cover, and remove from heat.
4. Let stand for 5 minutes.
5. Put into a bowl and allow to cool in the refrigerator.
6. After couscous is cooled, mix it with all remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
7. Use a fork to break up the couscous if it has become sticky.
8. Serve chilled.

Reviews

[Ambervim]

If I had not made a double batch for a pot luck tonight, I would not have had any to bring home. It is good as a take along dish as it is ok if it sits out for hours. Everyone wanted to know what it was. I think they all liked it better than I do. For me, it is good, not great. It is a nice change of pace....the next day....I used this to fill celery and the crispy crunchy celery really wake it up!!!<br/>I will make it again and will, likely, spice it up a little more. I imagine wrapping a teaspoon full in lettuce or nesting it in endive would also be good!!!!

 

[dogsandwoods]

Am making it now for the church potluck and had to taste it without the tuna (as I am allergic to tuna). It does taste pretty good, and I can see how the tuna flavor would, surprisingly, blend in. It Is just a bit bland. Thank you for posting such an unusual recipe. And it was the first time that I'd eaten capers! Will try it again with packaged salmon.

 

[haskinsfam]

This was pretty good. I used tuna with lemon in it. Next time I will use pepper and kalamata olives in the salad.

 

[Aunt Cookie]

I had my doubts (tahini and tuna?), but this turned out great. I'm not a huge raw tomato fan, so I replaced them with peas. I also forgot to add the lemon juice. I used whole-wheat couscous...I wonder if that brings the carb count down a bit?

 

[Chef HeartHealth]

High on aroma points and appearance. High on the low-carb scale, approx.5 net carbs. Though This is not a low-fat dish, it was easy to use the low fat versions of some of the ingrediants to make it so. On a warm evening this dish will easily become a one dish meal and a Very satisfying meal. This recipe is a keeper.