Breakfast & lunch

Tuna Mayo Lettuce Boats

Name: Tuna Mayo Lettuce Boats
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tin of tuna (about 145g), drained; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 spring onion, sliced thin; 1 little gem lettuce (about 100g), leaves pulled apart; A chunk of cucumber (about 60g), chopped; Salt and pepper, to taste

The sandwich-free lunch. Crunchy, filling and done in five minutes.

Serves 1Prep 5 minNo cooking

4gcarbs
per serving

About 4g of carbs per serving. Everything in the list. How we worked it out

You'll need

1 tin of tuna (about 145g), drained
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 spring onion, sliced thin
1 little gem lettuce (about 100g), leaves pulled apart
A chunk of cucumber (about 60g), chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Open the tuna and press the lid down to squeeze out the liquid. Tip it into a bowl.
Add the mayonnaise and spring onion, season, and mix with a fork.
Spoon the tuna into the lettuce leaves like little boats.
Scatter the cucumber over the top.

Tip

Pack the tuna mix and the leaves in separate boxes so the lettuce stays crisp.

Swaps

Tinned salmon or chopped cooked chicken instead of tuna.

Storing it

Tuna mix keeps covered in the fridge for up to 1 day. Fill the leaves just before eating.

How we worked out 4g of carbs

Ingredient	Weight	Per 100g	Carbs
Mayonnaise UK government food tables	30g	2.4g	0.7g
Spring onion UK government food tables	15g	3g	0.5g
Lettuce UK government food tables	100g	1.4g	1.4g
Cucumber UK government food tables	60g	1.2g	0.7g
Total			3.3g
÷ 1 servings, rounded up			4g

Meat, fish, oil, salt, pepper and water have no carbs, so they're left out. How we count carbs.

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