Spicy Tuna Salad is an easy and tasty way to enjoy a healthy and delicious meal any time. I love eating those ones wrapped in warm delicious flat pita bread.

When I looked through my kitchen window this morning as coffee was dripping down in my mug, I thought it’s going to rain.

Gray clouds surrender the sky and it was rather dark but pretty enjoyable to just sit and look at the birds flying around and making beautiful noises.

I usually go outside with my cup of Joe and it was a comfortable and very peaceful morning, even with only a few hours of sleep that I had.

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The smell and taste of coffee and morning crisp air always wake me up and give me that feeling of calmness; I connect with my thoughts, plan my day, go over the schedule and write down some things that are on my mind.

I love to write even though I am not very good at it, but I try. It is almost the same as if you give me a microphone and I start to sing! Then the sun just came out…out of nowhere! Le sigh! I wanted rain!!!

It was kind of day made for rain. If you didn’t notice before I really love rainy days! I love just to listen and relax while it’s pouring outside, Yiruma radio on Pandora is usually in the background, a book in my hands, and of course, coffee or a cup of tea is right next to me. I would say that is my perfect morning or evening.

When I have a really crazy busy day I make this Tuna salad. It is a quick fix, and my kiddos like it, at least my oldest two.

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Do I really call it a recipe? Well, nah! But, today, I will call it “the crazy easy short-cut meal”…we all do it, right? Precooked chicken? Takeouts? Leftovers?

Whatever saves me, time man, I am all over it! From time to time I add some cooked beans to it… a very good combo with tuna.

What is your #1 short-cut meal? I would really love to know…

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Yield: 4 SERVINGS

Spicy Tuna Salad

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Spicy Tuna Salad IS A PERFECT LUNCH!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3, 2.5 oz pouch Tuna StarKist
• 4 baby Pickles diced
• 2 tablespoons Onion chopped, optional
• 2 tablespoon Avocado Mayo or any that you prefer
• 1/2 tablespoon Sriracha
• 1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice
• Salt to taste if needed

Serve it with:

• Pita Bread or Lettuce
• Asian Coleslaw fresh
• Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette or similar

Instructions

1. Place Tuna in the bowl and mix with relish, avocado mayo, sriracha, and lemon juice. Mix well and taste to see if salt is needed.

2. Add Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette on top of the Asian Coleslaw and toss it to coat it. Add as much as you wish to please your taste,.

3. Preheat for about 10-second pita bread. Place tuna salad in the bread, add Asian Coleslaw on top. you may wrap it in the Low carb tortillas of Lettuce Wraps.You may add other toppings if desired.

Notes

I love tuna, and I love to dress it up especially with what I just wrote in the ingredient list. One of my personal favorites is from Starkist tuna from a pouch.

Now you have so many options and you can already get spicy, or lemon-flavored tuna, etc. but to tell you honestly I like it plain and I add what I like.

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Spring break is coming up soon…are you going anywhere?

I wish that I can just pack my bags and travel the world. However, when kids arrive in our life, some things such as traveling are just not possible all the time.

I travel through the world with the food that I cook. Well, I know, it is really not even close to a real trip but hey I will take it!

I connect with food very well, indeed. Dieting and losing weight not so much. I simply cannot say “no” to many of my favorite dishes.

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Now that I think about it everything is my favorite!   This time I updated my old recipe, recreated just like I redesigned my blog as you can see.

It is Korean cuisine inspired— I have to feel that you are not shocked! I do add gochujang in most of my dishes, or better said in my plate.

My lovely husband is not a huge fan of spicy food, do not get me wrong he can eat spicily but not overly like me, so I do make extremely spicy portion just for myself.

This is a great marinade for shrimps or any meat instead of the shrimps. You can sear either on the grill or in the pan like I did until it forms a nice caramelized crust.

It is so good, and not even that hot, so that’s why I added in the pan more gochujang and brushed these beauties with the glaze which is of course optional. It was so lip-smacking delicious. Sweet, spicy, garlicky… mmm that good!

Yield: 4 SERVINGS

Sweet and Spicy Shrimps

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Ingredients

• ½ -1 Tbsp Oil
• 2 pounds Shrimps, peeled
• Marinade:
• ½ cup Soy Sauce
• Juice from ½ Lemon
• ½ tbsp. Sugar
• 2 scallions minced + 1 for garnish
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbs. Ginger, finely minced
• 1 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. Sesame Oil
• Glaze:
• 3-4 Tbsp. Marinade
• 2 Tbsp. Gochujang (Korean Red Hot Chili Paste)
• ½ tbsp. honey
• Garnish:
• Green
• Onions, chopped
• Toasted Sesame Seeds

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients for marinade and set aside. 
2. In a large plastic bag for storage, a place already cleaned shrimps, pour the marinade in the bag, shake few times and let the shrimps’ marinade for 15-20 minutes. (same goes for any kind of meat).
3. Pan sear shrimps, turning and basting few times with marinade, for 3-5 minutes. Place shrimps on the plate and starts with the glaze *For meat option cook until meat is well cooked. Serve with salad, over rice, pasta etc. 

For the glaze:

1. In the pan where you cooked shrimps, add 3-4 Tbs. marinade, GOCHUJANG, and honey.
2. Stir until it's the thicker sauce. 
3. Drop shrimps in the sauté pan and let it coat on both sides.

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