This summer wrap is healthy, quick and easy to prepare snack. The tasteful and creamy tuna salad rolled in a crispy lettuce leaf is a great appetizer for sunny days!
What a bad weather we had. Bleak, cold, clam. Everything looked gray. And it also felt grey. So I was so happy when I pulled the curtains aside this morning and saw the sun was shining bright.
And then I immediately get hungry for healthy light food. I do not mean superfoods, but something with lettuce and maybe in the form of a salad ?
No, because it is always such a mess when you ate a salad at a buffet ( or you have to do it in a festive small bowl) . So I opted for a salad wrap, stuffed with tuna. Easy to hold and ideal for a healthy buffet.
Some tips when making this
appetizer:
Because you should be able to roll the lettuce iceberg lettuce is not so suitable for this snack. Ordinary lettuce can be used and it rolls great but is a bit less festive. When you choose a Lollo Biondo or a Lollo Rosso lettuce to use (make sure it has broad leaves ), the bite looks awfully nice, when it is presented on a serving platter.
If you can choose between Lollo Biondo and Lollo Rosso, choose the Lollo Rosso variety. Not only because it gots a beautiful red color which looks great on your buffet table , but there is a second reason. Green lettuce in general can get brown edges. Lollo rosso with its beautiful red color won't turn in brown (at least you do not see it). As a result, it remains beautiful !
I chose to fill the leaves with a tuna salad, but it is also delicious when you fill the lettuce with a salmon salad or egg salad. Or maybe all three. So your guests got something to choose.
Preparation
tips
Up to 2 days before use :
Mix the fresh herbs with the olive oil.
In the morning:
Wash the lettuce and put in a bag with a damp paper towel (the lettuce will stay crisp when a damp towel is added) and store until use in the refrigerator. Make the tuna salad and keep covered in the refrigerator.
Just before serving:
Place a lettuce leaf in front of you. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon of tuna salad on the bottom of the leaf. Roll the leaf and place the roll with the seam on the bottom on serving plate . Pour the sauce into a nice bowl and sprinkle coarse sea salt on top. Mix the sauce quickly.
It's a good taste!
Recipe lettuce wrap with tuna
salad
Lettuce wrap with tuna salad
Ingredients
salad wrap
- salad lollo rosso or lollo biondo
- 150 grams tuna
- ½ shallot finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon curry
- ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
Dip
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dried herbs
- ½ teaspoon sea salt coarse
Instructions
Salad wrap
- Carefully remove the lettuce leaves and wash them and dry them well. If you do not prepare the dish immediately, keep the lettuce in the fridge covered with a damp paper towel until use.
- Drain the tuna and put it in a bowl.
- Mash the tuna with a fork.
- Add the shallot, mayonnaise, curry and Worcestershire sauce. Mix everything well.
- Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour, covered in the refrigerator.
- Just before use you put a salad leaf in front of you.
- Spoon ½ tablespoon of tuna salad on the bottom (in the middle) of the lettuce leaf and roll it up.
- Place the seam down on the serving platter.
Dip
- Mix the olive oil with the herbs and let it taste for at least 3 hours (room temperature).
- Sprinkle just before you serve the sea salt on the dip and mix well again.
Nutrition
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