Sicilian-Style Tuna Steaks

I'm gladsome the American Diabetes Association went with writer Amy Riolo alternatively of their accustomed nutritionists for "The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook." The Germantown resident, culinary historiographer and cooking teacher brings bully spirit and bully stories to the mix.

Her healthful, 200-plus look postulation has its roots successful a cookbook she enactment unneurotic (at property 15) for her ain mother, who received a diabetes diagnosis much than 2 decades ago. She did immoderate archetypal nutritional investigating conscionable spot whether she was successful the ballpark of what is allowable, and past the ADA did thorough investigating of each the recipes. Remarkably, lone 2 failed to marque the cut.

"My recipes are from communal sense. I didn't privation them to beryllium a struggle, but they had to sensation good," Riolo says. "They are not watered-down versions; the publication is for radical who similar to devour well."

This recipe's a bully lawsuit successful point: a fistful of ingredients, lone minutes to hole and a fashionable Sicilian matrimony of citrus and seafood. The anchovies melt away, lending colour and extent of flavor. We've chopped backmost connected their fig to support the due sodium level for our ain healthful guidelines. But if sodium isn't a concern, see adding the afloat complement, arsenic they truly enliven the dish.

You tin ticker Riolo marque respective of this book's recipes connected the Harris Teeter Web site; click connected the Wellness videos.

Serve this tuna with couscous, or, if you prime up a transcript of the publication (at bookstores nationwide oregon telephone 800-232-6733), with Riolo's Sicilian Salad With Potatoes.

Adapted from Riolo’s "The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook" (American Diabetes Association, 2010).

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (using 4 anchovies)

• Calories

  220

• Fat

  8 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  6 g

• Sodium

  400 mg

• Cholesterol

  55 mg

• Protein

  28 g

• Sugar

  4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Riolo’s "The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook" (American Diabetes Association, 2010).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.