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Grilled Tuna Burgers With Ginger Sauce

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course, Sandwiches
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Sauce
1/3 cup 78mlNon-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon 15mlFresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlOriental sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlGrated fresh ginger
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlWhole-grain mustard
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlGarlic powder
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Burgers
3   Six-inch whole-wheat pita loaves
6   Fresh tuna fillets - (5 oz ea)
  Olive oil cooking spray - as needed
1   Tomato - (8 oz) - sliced thin
6   Lettuce leaves
6   Thin slices red onion

Recipe Instructions

Prepare the coals for grilling or light the grill.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise. lemon juice, sesame oil, ginger, mustard, garlic powder, and pepper. Set aside.

Cut each pita bread in half to form 6 pita pockets. Lightly brush the insides of the pita pockets with ginger sauce. Wrap in aluminum foil and place on grill to warm. Remove to outside edge of grill just to keep warm.

Lightly coat the tuna filets with cooking spray. Pat with pepper and grill on both sides until pink in middle, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the grill.

To serve, place a fillet in each pocket. Top with lettuce, tomato and onion slice. Top with ginger sauce and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Very Lean Protein, 1 1/2 Carbohydrate (1 Bread/Starch, 1 Vegetable).

Nutrition Facts: 253 calories (9% calories from fat),. 35 g protein, 3 g total fat (0.6 g saturated fat), 21 g carbohydrates, 3 g dietary fiber, 67 mg cholesterol, 400 mg sodium.

Source:
Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com

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