Tuna-Caper Spread

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From EatingWell:  May/June 1995, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)

Delicious, easy, inexpensive; serve as a sandwich filling or an hors d'oeuvre with whole-grain crackers or triangles of rye bread.

1 cup | Active Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 6-ounce can chunk light tuna in water (see Note)
• 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, (1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed and chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Preparation

1. Combine tuna, cream cheese, oil, lemon juice and cayenne in a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl; stir in capers, parsley and thyme.

Nutrition

Per tablespoon : 39 Calories; 3 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 1 g Mono; 9 mg Cholesterol; 3 g Protein; 0 g Fiber; 112 mg Sodium; 38 mg Potassium

Exchanges: 1/2 lean meat, 1/2 fat

Tips & Notes

• Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

• Note: Chunk light tuna, which comes from the smaller skipjack or yellowfin, has less mercury than canned white albacore tuna. The FDA/EPA advises that women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children consume no more than 6 ounces of albacore a week; up to 12 ounces of canned light tuna is considered safe.