Category: fish dishes

no-sushi tuna tower

Want to impress your guest, or have a romantic dinner at home? This quick and easy dinner is so simple to put together, but is also very elegant. Now this tuna tower uses canned tuna, but I do love the raw tuna towers you get at your favorite sushi restaurant. My version has a Mexican take on the popular dish. Here’s how you make it.

no-sushi tuna tower

makes 2 servings

  • 2 – 3 oz. cans of albacore tuna – note: if you are pregnant you may not want to use albacore tuna
  • 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • The juice of 1 lime
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of chopped cilantro
  • 1 beefsteak tomato, diced
  • 2 green onions, sliced and only using the green part
  • 2 avocados
The ingredients. As easy as 1, 2 & 3!
  1. Drain both cans of tuna and place in a bowl.
  2. To the bowl, add a squeeze of lime, the mayonnaise and lemon pepper. Stir to combine and set aside.
  3. In another bowl, combine the tomato, green onion and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
  4. In a third bowl, roughly mash the avocados and add a squeeze of lime.
  5. Now it’s time to build the tower. I used a biscuit cutter, but you can also use a food mold, or even a tin can with both ends removed and washed out.
  6. Begin by placing the mold on the plate and add a layer of mashed avocado, gently pushing down to flatten the layer.
  7. Next, add the tuna mixture, repeating the gentle push down and leveling of layers.
  8. Lastly, top with the tomato mixture allow some tomatoes to land on the plate around the tower.
  9. Ta-da! A deliciously fresh and beautiful dinner for two!
You can use a biscuit cutter, food mold or even an empty tin can!

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quick & flavorful tapas

Tonight’s meal is more about crafty assembly and less about cooking. Tonight’s meal is many things. It is…

  • Capital Q Quick
  • Capital F Flavorful
  • Can be great for entertaining
  • Is excellent after a long day
  • Can be made very fast

My favorite way of eating is Spanish…the tapas way. I love a bunch of little plates of different items. This dinner plays well for tapas. Here’s what you need…

quick & flavorful tapas

  • Bagels – I prefer the gluten free Everything Bagel from Trader Joe’s
  • Cream cheese
  • Optional: everything bagel seasoning
  • Smoked salmon
  • Olive oil
  • Capers
  • Endive
  • Apple, diced
  • Goat cheese
  • Walnuts
  • Honey
  • Tuna in water
  • Mayonnaise
  • Lemon Pepper
  • Pepper
  1. Start by removing the salmon from the package and placing in an overlapped pattern on a serving dish. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper and capers.
  2. Slice bagels in half and toast if preferred, then slather with cream cheese and finish with everything bagel seasoning. I like to eat with the smoke salmon.
  3. Cut the ends off the endive and lay each petal on a serving dish.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the drained tuna, lemon pepper and tablespoon of mayo together.
  5. Spoon the tuna mixture into half of the petals.
  6. In a small bowl combine the goat cheese, diced apple and walnuts together. Scoop into the remaining endive petals and drizzle with honey.

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seared salmon with asparagus & quinoa

I’m baaaack! I was on a weeklong vacation with my family in Seaside, Florida and we had the best time! We did all.the.things! We also ate EVERYTHING.

Now I’m kick-starting a healthier menu for dinner this week with Salmon. You can also watch how I made it on my Instagram stories @aimeesapron and checkout my Seared Salmon Highlight: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18085328257036864/

seared salmon

makes 5-6 servings for full 2.35 lb fillet, you can also use this same guide for 2 6oz. fillets

  • Fresh salmon fillets, washed and patted dry
  • 1 tablespoon oil of your choice, I used avocado oil
  • salt & lemon pepper to taste
  • For sauce:
  • The juice of 1 whole lemon or lime
  • Your favorite herbs, I used a teaspoon of fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon of butter, I used Kerrygold
  • A tablespoon of water
  • 1 teaspoon of honey
  1. Sprinkle the flesh side of the with salt and lemon pepper.
  2. Head your non-stick skillet to medium high and add a tablespoon of avocado oil.
  3. Place the salmon, flesh side down in the skillet and leave to cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Flip once and allow the salmon to finish cooking. The internal temperature should be around 140 degrees for a medium well done fillet.
  5. Set fillets aside and drain the fat from the pan to prepare the sauce.
  6. Add the lemon or lime juice to the skillet over medium-high heat and then add the butter, stirring.
  7. Also add the fresh herbs and deglaze the pan.
  8. Add the water and honey and stir to combine.
  9. Spoon the sauce over the salmon fillets.

asparagus

  • A bunch of asparagus, ends cut off
  • 1 teaspoon oil, I used avocado oil
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce, I used low sodium
  1. Heat the oil in a skillet and then add the crushed garlic.
  2. Add the asparagus, soy sauce and then cover the pan and let cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.

quinoa in the Instant Pot

makes about 3 cups

  • 1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 1/2 cups water or broth
  • A pinch of salt
  • Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot and set to manual for 1 minute. Voila!

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tuna melt

What is more American than a tuna melt? Well…apple pie, mac & cheese, hamburgers & hot dogs…etc. But tonight I am throwing it back to my first ever tuna melt and the beginning of a wonderful new dinner idea.

tuna melt

makes 2 tuna melts, can double recipe

  • 1 package of tuna in water
  • 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper
  • 2 slices of bread, lightly toasted
  • 2 slices of Swiss cheese
  • Paprika to taste
  1. In a bowl, mix together tuna, mayo & lemon pepper together.
  2. Spoon half the tuna mixture onto one slice of toasted bread, and the other half on the other slice of toasted bread.
  3. Top each slice of bread with one slice of Swiss cheese.
  4. Put on a baking sheet and broil in the oven for 2-3 minutes or in a toaster oven for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted and slightly brown.
  5. Sprinkle with paprika to finish. Eat with a fork & knife.

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3 minute tuna salad

Even those who turn their noses up at the thought of tuna salad will want to try this version. Here’s what you need:

  • Lettuce – your choice – I used iceberg
  • A cucumber
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar – your choice – I used apple cider
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 pack of tuna packed in water
  • Lemon pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds

Here’s how you do it:

  1. Take the lettuce and amount of your choice and place that in a bowl
  2. Slice a cucumber in half moons and sprinkle on top of the lettuce
  3. Scoop out a half or whole avocado and dice it up and add to the lettuce and cucumber
  4. In a small prep dish, whisk together a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of any vinegar of your choice and a pinch of salt. Drizzle that over your lettuce and veggies
  5. In another prep bowl, add your drained tuna – I like mine packed in water – and a heaping tablespoon of mayonnaise and sprinkling of lemon pepper. Combine and then place on to of your salad
  6. Lastly, and this is optional, add a tablespoon or so of sunflower seeds

It takes 3 minutes to throw together once you have your ingredients ready. Don’t believe me? Watch me do it here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/By_fJ5Xh2XO/

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