Tuna and Zucchini Rice Bowl

• Gluten free

• Seafood

  • 1 Tuna

• Produce

  • 1 Basil
  • 1 Garlic
  • 1 Parsley
  • 1 Zucchini

• Condiments

  • 1 Mayonnaise

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 Jasmine rice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Cayenne
  • 1 Garlic salt
  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Liquids

  • 1 Water

Found on spoonuniversity.com

Directions

• Add rice to a pot and add a little water until the rice is just covered. Mix the water and rice around a little bit so you can rinse off any impurities from the rice. The water should turn a milky white as you are rinsing the rice. Be sure to drain as much of this water from the rice as possible, leaving only the rice in the pot.
• Add 1 cup water and 1 cup rice to a pot. You can add a little extra water if you think you’ll leave the rice on the stove a little too long.
• Heat the rice uncovered on high until just boiling. Then mix the rice, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Let the rice simmer like this for about 20 minutes, or until the rice looks fluffy and has soaked up the water.
• Remove the rice from heat and remove the lid. Fluff the rice with a fork so the rice can cool quickly and stop cooking.
• Drain the canned tuna of the excess liquid and set in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise, minced garlic, basil, salt, and pepper and mix well. Set aside. Cut the zucchini into inch-long quartered pieces. These will shrink while they’re cooking, so don’t worry about the size too much. You can do this step while you are waiting for the rice to save some time.
• Add about a teaspoon of vegetable oil to a pan and heat over medium heat. Add the zucchini and cook while moving occasionally until they are lightly browned on at least one side. Add cayenne pepper, parsley, salt, and pepper as desired and continue cooking until the zucchini is slightly translucent and sufficiently soft. I prefer it to be slightly firm, so I don’t cook it quite to this point.
• Top the rice with the tuna and zucchini in a bowl and enjoy. If you want, you can use the same bowl you used to mix the tuna to save yourself some dishes.