Quick and Easy: Tuna-veggie Sandwiches

Associated Press

A tuna sandwich is a quick and easy lunch, but the trick is to find a new twist. In this recipe from the August issue of Bon Appetit magazine, Granny Smith apples and cider vinegar give the sandwich a sweet kick.

• 1 six-ounce can tuna in water, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped drained sweet pickles
• 3 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt
• 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
• 1/2 cup chopped, peeled and cored Granny Smith apple
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 2 cups thinly sliced red-leaf lettuce
• 4 pita bread rounds, halved, pockets opened

Mix first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Mix bell pepper, onion and apple in medium bowl. Add half of vegetable mixture to tuna mixture and stir to blend. Add vinegar to remaining vegetable mixture; toss to combine. Season vegetable mixture to taste with salt and pepper.

Place 1/4 cup lettuce in each pita half. Spoon / of tuna mixture, then / of vegetable mixture, into each pita half. Place 2 pita halves on each of 4 plates and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 304 calories, 5 g total fat (1 g saturated fat), 17 mg. cholesterol.