Tuna and Cottage Cheese Jacket Potato
With cool, creamy cottage cheese and tuna mixed with fresh, crisp celery and tinned sweetcorn, all lifted with bright, oniony chives, this jacket potato salad topper is perfect for warmer weather.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS See notes for 2 servings only
- 4 large baking potatoes
- Olive oil
- 2 x 125g tins tuna in spring water or 100g no drain cans
- 400 g cottage cheese
- 2 celery sticks halved lengthways, then sliced
- 198 g can sweetcorn
- 2 tbsps chopped chives
- 2 tbsps mayonnaise
- Salt & pepper to taste
See notes for baby & toddler
Instructions
FOR THE POTATOES
- Bake your jacket potatoes, how you usually would or use this air fry method: Scrub your baking potatoes and dry with paper towel. Prick several times with a fork and rub olive oil all over the skin. Air fry on 200°c / 400ºf for 45-50 minutes (preheat if necessary for your model), or until it feels soft in the centre when you stick a skewer in.
FOR THE SALAD
- Combine everything in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Once the potato is ready, slice open and add butter to taste followed by a generous amount of the salad topping. Serve immediately.
Notes
Use full fat cottage cheese for more protein and nutrients.
FOR 2 SERVINGS ONLY
- 125g / 4.4oz tin tuna in spring water (or 100g no drain cans)
- 200g / ¾ cup cottage cheese (full fat if sharing with baby or toddler) / ¾ cup
- 1 celery stick, halved lengthways, then sliced
- 85g / ½ cup tinned sweetcorn
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- Salt & pepper to taste
Baby & Toddler
Suitable for 6 months +. Add salt to the salad once you’ve removed their portion.
6 months +
Puree their salad serving. Scoop out some potato, mash it with a fork and top with the puréed salad (or mix together).7-12 months
Use a mini food chopper to pulse their salad and finely chop. Mash some potato with a fork and top with salad, or mix it into their potato.12 months +
Serve the salad as is, on top of some scooped out potato or on top of a small jacket potato. When you chop the celery, make sure it’s in small enough pieces to not pose a choking risk. You can slice the celery sticks into thirds lengthways instead of in half.FUSSY EATERS
May prefer their jacket potato with some cottage cheese on the side, as well as some sweetcorn and celery sticks.
Nutrition
Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 33gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 559mgPotassium: 1088mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 402IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 3mg
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