Phoney Fish
Comments(3) I, honestly, have no idea why i decided to work on my own ‘mock tuna’ recipe. A quick search around the internet has found that this is a pursuit in which many engage. What is so alluring about tuna salad? I ate tuna salad as a kid, and every now and then as an adult, but I don’t remember any aspect of it particularly spectacular. Quite the contrary, tuna was something you knew you always had in the cabinet when you were in college, it was the insurance policy meal. If all else fails make a tuna sandwich. Yet again, i digress.
So……I decided to attempt to make my version of phoney fish, and here it is:
- 3 green onions
- 1.5-2 celery stick
- 1 cup sprouted sunflower seeds
- 3 teaspoon nama shoyu
- 1/8 cup lemon juice (or 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar)
- dash (or two) salt
- dash pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup soaked Dulse
- cayenne to taste (i use quite a bit, i like it spicy)
I make two different versions, you can either use 1/8 cup of lemon juice (1-1.5 lemons) or 1 Tablespoon of Apple Vinegar, both equally good. I’m not sure i would fully commit to saying that this recipe is a ‘dead ringer’ for tuna salad, but i don’t really care, i was out to make something that taste good, and this tastes pretty tasty. AND, its semi-photogenic.
This recipe looks really good. I’ve made the one out of Matt Amsden’s book, but it uses stone ground mustard and the variety I have – even when using 1/2 a teaspoon – completely overwhelms the dish. However, I found that when I first went raw I would just need that dish even though the mustard was offputting. I put it down to the Dulse, with its iodine and iron.
looks delicious. . . and it’s pretty similar to the one i make when i’m thinking about the homemade tuna salad when i was a kid. sometimes i get those “cravings” as well. . . and i think it’s because i have such happy memories of growing our own vegetables, baking in the cozy kitchen with mum. . . family dinners evoking such nice smells and images. . . but i’m very happy to keep them as memories and savor only raw food from now on. Looking forward to more posts. . .
Sounds delicious.