Tinned salmon is tasty lunchtime filler that can be teamed with lots of different things. It's also a great standby cupboard item that goes great with a pasta and rice. Available in standard pink or red varieties, it's another great source of Omega 3 oils that sort you out! Both are great, but keep an eye on the salt content when deciding.
The following recipe makes a tasty lunchtime snack for 2 people.
Ingredients - Salmon in mayo
• 200g drained tinned salmon (Usually sold as 212g tin)
• 20g low fat mayonnaise (or better still extra low fat mayonnaise)
• A twist of black pepper
• A sprinkle of dried or fresh chives (optional)
Ingredients - Salmon in marie-rose sauce
• 200g drained tinned salmon (Usually sold as 212g tin)
• 20g low fat mayonnaise (or better still extra low fat mayonnaise)
• 5g tomato ketchup
• A shake of cayenne pepper
Method
- Mix the salmon and sauces as listed above and chose one of the options below.
Add some veg?
- A handful of sweet-corn is a great classic
- Half a pepper, finely chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- ¼ red onion, finely chopped
- Half a carrot, finely grated
- Some iceberg lettuce, shredded
- Cucumber, finely sliced
Add some fruit?
- Half a small apple, cubed
- A handful of pineapple chunks
- A handful of dried sultanas
Add some cheese?
- 20g of grated low fat cheese, such as Dubliner Low Fat or Low Low cheddar
- Stir in 20g of low fat cream cheese (or better still extra low fat cream cheese)
- Stir in 10g of goats cheese
Serve on
- 4 Slices of Weightwatchers whole meal bread, lightly buttered with low fat spread (2 slices per person)
- 4 Slices of Weightwatchers whole meal bread, light toasted, then lightly buttered with low fat spread (2 per person)
- 4 Slices of wheaten bread such as Mc Cambridges (2 per person)
- 8 Ryvita crisp breads, lightly buttered with low fat spread (4 per person)
- 4 toasted crumpets (2 per person)
- 120g portion of Wholewheat Couscous (60g per person)
To follow?
- An apple or pear
- An orange or 2 satsumas or tangerines
- A banana
- A low fat yoghurt or low fat rice
- A packet of baked crisps
- A packet of Hula Hoops
- 2 Jaffa Cakes
- A Weight watchers biscuit or bar
- A cup of soup from a flask. Carrot & Coriander Soup, Creamy Vegetable Soup , Leek & Potato Soup or Spicy Bean & Pepperoni Soup.
- Have a low cal cup-a-soup
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