It has occurred to me that cheating on the candida diet can perhaps inspire new yeast free recipes. This Yeast Free Italian Style Tuna Salad recipe is the result of my cheating on the diet while on a recent trip to Massachusetts. I was so hungry after completing my tour of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum that I decided to visit the museum cafe. The cafe was tiny and had very limited food options but fortunately there was a large cooler with a variety of gourmet sandwiches. That cooler actually turned out to have quite a few sandwich options, so many in fact that I became a bit conflicted while trying to choose. I managed to narrow it down to two sandwiches; cucumber and hummus on whole wheat or Italian style tuna salad on a whole wheat baguette. It was a tough choice but in the end the Italian style tuna salad sandwich triumphed.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this sandwich. I am fond of tuna but I really didn’t know what Italian style tuna would taste like. The sandwich turned out to be quite delicious and a pleasant departure from my typical mayonnaise laden tuna sandwiches. I inspected the inside of the sandwich and tried to pay close attention to the myriad of ingredients that I was tasting so that I could create a yeast free version when I returned home. Fortunately, I was able to make a candida diet friendly version of the tuna salad and it is pretty tasty. Since I am back to living yeast free the whole wheat baguette thing is of course off limits and so I just enjoyed the tuna salad on a bed of Romaine lettuce.
Yeast Free Italian Style Tuna Salad Ingredients
2 – 5 ounce cans albacore tuna drained
1/4 red bell pepper finely chopped
1/4 green pepper finely chopped
1/4 red onion finely chopped
1/2 rib celery finely chopped
1 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
Yeast Free Italian Style Tuna Salad Directions
In a medium bowl combine all ingredients and mix together thoroughly
Serve over Romaine lettuce
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Thank you for this recipe. I’ve been trying to figure out how to eat tuna still without the mayo. I just started eating yeast free and this really helps me eat things I love without having to cut it out completely!
Cynthia, I also have just started eating eating yeast free. I found a quick and fairly easy recipe for homemade mayo…
•1 large Egg Yolk
•1/2 teaspoon fine Sea Salt
•1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
•1 teaspoon Water
•1/2 cup Olive Oil
•dash Smoked Paprika or any ground spice you like
METHOD
Add egg yolk, salt, lemon juice and any spice or garlic and water to a blender or food processor. Blend on medium high speed well. Slowly drizzle the oil into the egg mixture until you have added all of it, keeping the blender on medium high speed the whole time. Blend until you have a creamy, opaque emulsion….mayonnaise.