Almost Spoonless Tuna Bean Salad

2011-03-29T12:04:52Z

Posted by: rydra_wong

This may be the lowest-spoon recipe I know that actually qualifies as a "recipe" rather than just "eating stuff out of a tin."

Pros: requires no cooking, can be prepared in under five minutes, made out of store cupboard/long-lasting ingredients, tasty, high protein and low glycemic load (useful if this meets your nutritional needs), limited washing up.

Cons: requires some chopping.

Ingredients:
1 tin butter beans (lima beans)
1 tin tuna in olive oil
10-20g raw red onion ("several slices" works fine)
1 tbsp cider vinegar

Drain and rinse the beans. Chop the onion.

Tip the tuna (oil and all) into a large bowl and mash with a fork. Add the beans, onion and vinegar.

Stir. Eat.

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Cracker Crumb Tilapia

2010-11-05T03:05:16Z

Posted by: amadi

Pros for this recipe:

Prep is relatively simple and quick.
No fiddly cutting or chopping, and no time standing over a hot stove or grill.
Can be prepped as much as 8 hours ahead of time.
Easily adaptable to various dietary needs such as egg-free or gluten free by substituting ingredients as needed.

To make this recipe you'll need:

The dexterity to crush crackers, spread mayo on (raw) fish, measure spices and sprinkle cracker crumbs onto fish with a spoon.
The ability to move a baking sheet into and out of a hot oven.

~20 Buttery Crackers (I used 3/4 of a sleeve of Town House) coarsely crushed, some crumbs, some larger pieces
1 tablespoon dehydrated onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) granulated garlic
1 pound tilapia fillets
Salt & Pepper
~2 tablespoons Mayonnaise

In a small container or bowl, mix the cracker crumbs, onion flakes, parsley and garlic together until well blended.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper/silicon mat/aluminum foil. Place the fillets on the baking sheet and dry each piece by patting with paper towel. Salt each fillet lightly and pepper to taste.

Spread each fillet with a very thin coating of mayonnaise. Cover each fillet completely.

Using a spoon, sprinkle the crumb topping over each fillet, covering completely in a generous coat. (You will have crumb spill over around the fish. That's okay, it'll taste good too.)

Refrigerate uncovered or very loosely covered, for at least two hours.

Bake for 13 minutes in a preheated 350° F/175° C oven.

If a crispy crust is desired, switch the fish to the broiler/switch the oven to broil for no more than 2 minutes at the end of the baking. Enjoy!

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Almost Spoonless Tuna Bean Salad

Cracker Crumb Tilapia