Tangy Carrot-Tuna Salad
Ingredients
For Oven Dried Carrot Greens
- 4 cups carrot greens thoroughly washed and plucked from stems
For the Salad
- 4-5 medium carrots, peeled and grated
- ½ sweet onion chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 can white albacore tuna in olive oil
- 2 tbsp greek yogurt 0% milk fat
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- juice of ½ lime or lemon
- fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
Oven Dried Carrot Greens
- Turn oven to 350° and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread carrot greens on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Toss occasionally and check if greens are crispy. When done, let it cool and store in air tight jar.
Carrot-Tuna Salad
- In a bowl, combine grated carrots, chopped onions and stir in salt and sugar. Set aside for 20 minutes then take vegetables in your hands and squeeze out the water.
- Once water is drained from carrots and onions, add tuna, olive oil from the tuna can, greek yogurt, dijon mustard and citrus juice to the bowl and toss everything together.
- Chill salad in the fridge or serve at room temperature. To serve, add fresh ground pepper and oven dried carrot greens as garnish.