Tuna Spiedini Recipe

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Tuna Spiedini
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Directions:

  1. For marinade:.
  2. Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.
  3. For the skewers:.
  4. Toss the cubed tuna in the marinade and let sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  5. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
  6. Add the green onions and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, about 1 to 2 minutes.
  7. Transfer the green onions to a medium bowl of ice water.
  8. When the green onions are cool, pat dry with paper towels.
  9. Trim the stalks and the root end off the fennel.
  10. Halve the fennel lengthwise, then cut each half into 3 pieces.
  11. Cut each lemon into 6 pieces.
  12. Cut the red onion in half from stem to root end.
  13. Cut each half in half again lengthwise and cut each quarter into thirds.
  14. There should be 12 pieces of each vegetable.
  15. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  16. Remove the tuna and toss the vegetables in the marinade.
  17. Thread each skewer starting with a tomato.
  18. Then begin to thread the green onion starting with the tip of the white end.
  19. Add a piece of tuna.
  20. Keeping the ingredients near to the top of the skewer, ribbon the green onion around a piece of tuna and back through the skewer.
  21. Next add the red onion, and ribbon the green onion around the red onion and the skewer again.
  22. Next add another piece of tuna, and ribbon the green onion around again.
  23. Next add a piece of fennel, and ribbon the green onion around for the final time.
  24. Top with a piece of lemon.
  25. Center the ingredients on the skewer.
  26. Place on a baking sheet.
  27. Sprinkle both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  28. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
  29. Serve warm on a bed of rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 793.51 Kcal (3322 kJ)
Calories from fat 450.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.11g 77%
Cholesterol 43.08mg 14%
Sodium 723.38mg 30%
Potassium 3850.31mg 82%
Total Carbs 49.98g 17%
Sugars 24.31g 97%
Dietary Fiber 17.98g 72%
Protein 44.23g 88%
Vitamin C 96.8mg 161%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 7.9mg 44%
Calcium 193.7mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 75.43 Kcal (316 kJ)
Calories from fat 42.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.76g 77%
Cholesterol 4.1mg 14%
Sodium 68.77mg 30%
Potassium 366.03mg 82%
Total Carbs 4.75g 17%
Sugars 2.31g 97%
Dietary Fiber 1.71g 72%
Protein 4.2g 88%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 161%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 0.8mg 44%
Calcium 18.4mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.2
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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