There aren’t many cold dishes in Asian cuisine. Other than ice cream or fruit, foods that can’t otherwise be eaten hot or at room temperature rarely made an appearance in my house. In fact, I distinctly remember being about 5 years old, suffering through a salad and cold cut sandwich on a play date, thinking that my friend’s mother didn’t love her enough to warm up lunch. Twenty years later, I’ve learned that cold food can actually be really tasty and that love comes in forms other than food (although the best kinds of love usually do!). My favorite cold food has always been tuna salad, which is surprising considering that I don’t love cold foods to begin with but mix some cold fish up with mayonnaise and I’m hooked. It’s great in pasta salad or in a classic sandwich. I decided to make a healthy, Asian version, adding in some refreshing ginger and cucumber and substituting a creamy but caloric mayo for some soy sauce and sesame oil. Try it atop some crackers or bagel chips for an easy snack or light appetizer.

asian tuna salad cracker bites
asian tuna salad

 

Asian Tuna Salad Cracker Bites

Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans albacore tuna
  • 1/2 cup ginger thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup red onion diced
  • 1/2 cup cucumber diced
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • crackers

Instructions
 

  • Drain excess oil or water from tuna.
  • Stir together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and pepper until sugar is well dissolved. Set aside.
  • In a separate boil, combine tuna, ginger, onion, cucumber, and sesame seeds. Pour soy sauce mixture over tuna salad and stir.
  • Chill for 10 minutes before serving over crackers.

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