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Tuna and Cucumber Boats
Cucumber halved and hollowed into troughs, filled with lemony tuna. Twenty-five grams of protein, no bread and about a hundred and thirty calories.
Serves 2Prep 8 minSnackFish
Containsfish
KalaPlate Original
Protein 71%Carbs 23%Fat 6%
About 137 kcal a serve — 25 g protein, 8 g carbs, 1 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 2
Method
Scoop out the seeds
HollowHalve the cucumbers lengthways and run a teaspoon down the middle to scoop out the seeds, leaving a trough. The seeds are the wet part — taking them out is what stops the filling sliding off.
On the boardHollow →
4 min
Dress and fill
FillDrain the tuna hard and flake it with the lemon juice, chives and pepper, then pack it firmly along the cucumber troughs. Cut each into shorter lengths to serve.
On the plateFill →
4 min
Cook's noteA telegraph cucumber is the right one here — long, straight and with far fewer seeds to scoop out than a short one.
Estimated per serve
137 kcal · 25 g protein · 8 g carbs · 1 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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