Hawaiian Tuna Salad Food

HAWAIIAN STYLE LOADED TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, making sure to salt the water. Drain and add to a large mixing bowl. Mix in the apple cider vinegar - use 1 T. for a subtle flavor and 2 T. if you like it tangy.
• At the same time as the pasta is boiling, boil 5 eggs. When the eggs are done, peel and coarsely chop. Set aside.
• While the pasta and eggs are cooking, prepare the other ingredients. Open and drain the tuna. Use a fork to shred the tuna meat. Set aside.
• Use a food processor or grater to shred the carrot and chop the celery. Set aside. Grate onion to get 2-3 tablespoons (see notes). Add all of these ingredients to the pasta with the tuna and parsley. Mixture thoroughly. Set aside.
• For the mayonnaise mixture, mix together the milk and mayonnaise. Add this into the salad and mix together. If you feel the mix is too dry, add more mayonnaise and milk till you get the consistency you like. (see notes)
• Taste the mix. Add salt and pepper to taste. (see notes)
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours or until ready to serve. Salad is best topped with soy sauce to each person's liking. (see notes)

AHI POKE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the ahi tuna, minced onion, green onion, ginger, seaweed, macadamia nuts, sesame oil, and red pepper in a mixing bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour, for the flavors to come together. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving platter, spoon the ahi poke on top, and garnish with the cilantro.

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 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.