In this recipe, potato salad and tuna salad are combined into one satisfying meal. They make a popular and quick-fix lunchbox salad which is a great way to relieve school lunch sandwich boredom and can be a great start to the week when fresh bread is not readily available. For the light eaters, serve with a wholemeal roll spread sparingly with polyunsaturated margarine or butter. To make a more creative lunchbox, serve with delicious pinwheel sandwiches. These sushi sandwiches look fancy, but are easy to make and fun to eat. The best part is all these can be made ahead of time.
Wash potatoes, cut into 2 cm cubes. Put in a saucepan of boiling water and cook until tender (about 5 minutes). Drain well and allow to cool.
Drain tuna, reserving 2 teaspoons brine.
Combine cooled potatoes, drained tuna and chopped spring onion.
Add brine to the yoghurt with the curry powder. Mix well.
Pour dressing over the salad, toss to combine.
Place the salad in an airtight container or lunchbox. Chilled in refrigerator.
Serve with pinwheel/sushi sandwich or bread roll, wrapped separately.
(Pinwheel/Sushi Sandwich)
Cut the crusts off of the whole wheat bread
Flatten the bread by rolling out as thin as possible with a rolling pin. If you don't have a rolling pin, use the sides of a drinking glass or jar instead.
Spread with sandwich dressing ( or any dressing you desire )
Top with chicken and cheddar cheese slices.
Starting at the side closest to you, tightly roll the bread up and press tightly to seal into a roll. Roll-up can be prepared ahead of time. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to cut into pinwheels to serve.
After chilling, remove plastic wrap and place pinwheel on a cutting board. Using a thin, sharp serrated knife cut crosswise into 4 pinwheels or sushi sandwich to serve.