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Oh I had such high hopes for Tuno! I never even got

to taste it. The smell assaulted me when I opened it,

but what really got me was the gel gunk on it, ya

know...like the gooey stuff on SPAM!?!? yikes! it

didn't even make it out of the can. But this was

about 4 years ago, so maybe it's changed? I've seen a

few faux-tuna recipes lately. Here's one from

http://randomgirl.com/recipes.html (check her out for

more great vegan recipes!) I haven't tried this one

yet (can't find kelp anywhere near me), so if anyone

tries it, let us know how it is! (I personally don't

like celery or carrot in mine...)

 

Tuna Salad

Tastes so much like real tuna fish, it's scary!

 

1 pound frozen firm tofu, thawed

1 rib celery, chopped

2 tbls grated carrot

2 tbls soy sauce

1/2 cup Tofu Mayonaise or other egg-free mayo

1 tbls lemon juice

1/2 tsp kelp or kombu powder (optional, but this is

what makes it fishy)

 

Squeeze the excess moisture out of the thawed tofu,

and crumble it into small pieces. Combine with the

bell pepper and carrot.

 

Stir in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

 

* If you want to make an extra special tuna salad, mix

in these things as well..... 1/2 cup roasted red

peppers and kalamata olives cut into strips. Yum!

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I wonder if dulse would work instead of kelp?

Yvonne

 

On 7/8/05, fireflysummers <fireflysummers wrote:

 

> I haven't tried this one yet (can't find kelp

> anywhere near me), so if anyone tries it, let us know

> how it is! (I personally don't like celery or carrot

> in mine...)

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i doubt i could find that either. LOL

 

--- Yvonne <yummy1 wrote:

 

> I wonder if dulse would work instead of kelp?

> Yvonne

>

> On 7/8/05, fireflysummers

> <fireflysummers wrote:

>

> > I haven't tried this one yet (can't find kelp

> > anywhere near me), so if anyone tries it, let us

> know

> > how it is! (I personally don't like celery or

> carrot

> > in mine...)

>

>

>

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Hmmm, interesting about the bad experiences with

Tuno!! I happen to quite like it as tuna salad, but I

agree that straight out of the can isn't very tasty

(but I still don't find it offensive). I know what

you mean about the gel on the top, lol! A vegan

friend of mine made a tuna/noodle casserole with it

and it was just awesome. Maybe it works better in

recipes, or maybe it just isn't for everyone.

 

Mary

 

--- fireflysummers <fireflysummers wrote:

 

> Oh I had such high hopes for Tuno! I never even got

> to taste it. The smell assaulted me when I opened

> it,

> but what really got me was the gel gunk on it, ya

> know...like the gooey stuff on SPAM!?!? yikes! it

> didn't even make it out of the can. But this was

> about 4 years ago, so maybe it's changed?

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May I ask whereabouts you live?

 

YOn 7/8/05, fireflysummers <fireflysummers wrote:

 

i doubt i could find that either. LOL

 

--- Yvonne <yummy1 wrote:

 

> I wonder if dulse would work instead of kelp?

> Yvonne

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central tx. there's a whole foods market about an

hour from here but i never make the 2 hr round trip

because of gas prices!!!

 

--- Yvonne <yummy1 wrote:

 

> May I ask whereabouts you live?

>

> Y

>

> On 7/8/05, fireflysummers <fireflysummers

> wrote:

> >

> > i doubt i could find that either. LOL

> >

> > --- Yvonne <yummy1 wrote:

> >

> > > I wonder if dulse would work instead of kelp?

> > > Yvonne

> >

> > ------------------------------

> >

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I wonder if you could order dulse or kelp by mail order. I know dulse is

dry.

 

Or it might just be too much fuss.

 

Yvonne

 

> > On 7/8/05, fireflysummers <fireflysummers

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > i doubt i could find that either. LOL

> > >

> > > --- Yvonne <yummy1 wrote:

> > >

> > > > I wonder if dulse would work instead of kelp?

> > > > Yvonne

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, fireflysummers

<fireflysummers> wrote:

> Oh I had such high hopes for Tuno! I never even got

> to taste it. The smell assaulted me when I opened it,

> but what really got me was the gel gunk on it, ya

> know...like the gooey stuff on SPAM!?!? yikes! it

> didn't even make it out of the can. But this was

> about 4 years ago, so maybe it's changed? I've seen a

> few faux-tuna recipes lately. Here's one from

> http://randomgirl.com/recipes.html (check her out for

> more great vegan recipes!) I haven't tried this one

> yet (can't find kelp anywhere near me), so if anyone

> tries it, let us know how it is! (I personally don't

> like celery or carrot in mine...)

 

 

Yep, Sounds great. I had Faux Tuna a few years back. glad to see you

posted a receipe as I was just thinking of it the other day. I love

to put ground Caraway seed in mine.

Susan

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