Hawaiian Tuna Salad Recipes

HAWAIIAN TUNA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Toast hamburger buns, and spread cut sides with butter.
• Drain half of the oil from the tuna. Combine the tuna and remaining oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and chili powder in a small bowl. Mix well. Fill each toasted bun with tuna salad, shredded lettuce, mozzarella cheese, and one pineapple ring.
• Place sandwiches on a baking sheet, and heat until the cheese melts, approximately 10 to 12 minutes.

HAWAIIAN RED TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Cube your tuna and dry it with a clean towel or paper towel. You don't want lots of water on your fish when you're about to make poke because you don't want the water to dilute the flavor of your seasonings and sauces. Once it's drained, put it in a mixing bowl and prepare your other ingredients.
• Finely chop your green onions. You don't want huge pieces of green onions because it's inconvenient to eat and gets in the way of the smooth and cool consistency of this dish. Next, cut your onions so that they're long, and not diced. You can dice them, but I think it adds more to the dish to chop the onions in a different shape than your green onions and tuna. Think about it, the tuna is cubed, the green onions are sorta cubed shaped, so why do you have to also put onions in that are cubed? Make this dish interesting visually and tastefully with julienned onions.
• Combine your soy sauce, sesame oil and chili flakes into the bowl. Fold until well mixed. Since you're already adding soy sauce, you don't need to add a lot of Hawaiian Salt. Then garnish with whatever else you have (sesame seeds, seaweed, kukui nuts, etc.).

HAWAIIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. combine mayonnaise and sourcream, add salt and pepper. mix well till creamy
• 2. add remaining ingredients and chill well
• 3. serve with crackers, or dipping chips or cocktail rye and pumpernickle bread

PETER'S HAWAIIAN* TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in small pot. Add rice, cover and reduce to simmmer for 50 mins. Mince garlic finely as possible, and place in small bowl. Thoroughly mix dressing ingredients in bowl, and set aside. Place bed of lettuce on a large plate. Chop cucumber, arrange around edge of plate (this is really all about presentation.) Go surf the interweb or something until the rice is done. Allow the rice to cool for a few minutes so it doesn't wilt the lettuce, and mix in the black olives. Spoon rice and olives mixture into the center of the plate atop the lettuce. Arrange chunked pineapple and cherry tomatoes around plate. Sear the tuna (do not overcook - should still be pink inside) on grill or in a pan, and place on top of the rice. Sprinkle bleu cheese over plate, and drizzle dressing over all. Serve.

AHI POKE BASIC

Steps:

• In a medium size non-reactive bowl, combine Ahi, soy sauce, green onions, sesame oil, sesame seeds, chili pepper, and macadamia nuts; mix well. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.