My typical Saturday morning ritual is to clean my place with
the Food Network on in the background.
If I glance up and see something interesting I will shut off the vacuum
and tune in. On one such morning I saw my
favorite cook, Barefoot Contessa, make a tuna salad sandwich and she served it
over a layer of homemade hummus.
Brilliant! I loved that
idea. Of course, she made her own hummus
and the tuna salad still had full fat mayonnaise in it, but it gave me a great
idea. Why not substitute hummus for mayonnaise
in the salad? Even though hummus still
has some fat from the tahini it is a much healthier option.
I made Tuna Hummus Melts for a small get together at my
house and I really liked them. You truly
don’t miss the mayonnaise. I used rye
bread, a few slices of tomato, and havarti dill cheese melted on top. My favorite brand of hummus is Sabra. The classic variety was perfect in this
recipe but you could use one of the flavored versions for an added kick.
There was quite a bit of leftover tuna after the party so I
made my own version of tuna noodle casserole.
I made a basic white sauce, stirred in some cheese, cooked pasta, the
leftover tuna, and frozen peas.
Voila! It was quite tasty. Just something to keep in mind if you have
some leftovers!
























