January 31, 2013

Saw it. Pinned it. Did it. - Cucumber Cups

First things first, kids. A HUGE thank you to all of your compliments on our home yesterday!! Holy WHOA. Y'all really know how to make a girl blush! We had a very rustic/chic/Pottery Barn-ish vision going into the whole homebuilding thing so I'm happy to see that y'all all approve of our selections! ;) As I get more stuffz on the walls, I promise to post more pics!

Next topic at hand: mine & Katie's Saw it. Pinned it. Did it. link up is today! For those of you newbies, feel free to link up (every Thursday!), include the button we created (at the bottom of this post), as well as the original pin from where you got your inspiration from and show us what you come up with! Whether it's a recipe you've been wanting to try, a craft of some sort, a new hairstyle, a fashion idea, or even the inevitable...a Pinterest fail (because we ALL know they happen!) Afterall, isn't it time you get to tackling your Pinterest boards! I think yes!

Moving right along...

So last week's Pinterest project was an outfit post. This week it's a recipe. Who am I?! Ok don't answer that. Hopefully one of these days I can turn one of these tropical island pins into a reality. (Beau-DID YOU READ THAT??) Oh! Where was I? Oh ya...this week, I bring you healthy tuna salad cucumber cups! I made these for a recent baby shower  I hosted and then again for a company party and they were a HUGE hit! They make such a great appetizer for ANY party really (ahem...Super Bowl?!) and are SO stinkin' easy!

Original pin:

Here's what you'll need:
3 cucumbers | 1/2 red onion | 6 eggs | 6 Kosher pickle slices | Veganaise (or mayonnaise) | canned tuna or chicken

Veganaise may not look familiar to many of you so I'm here to tell you it's just a healthy version of mayonnaise that doesn't contain all the crap (vinegar, sugar, starch, preservatives, etc...) yet it tastes JUST like mayo. (Even Beau likes it!) If you're a Texas girl, they carry it at most HEB's and possibly at Whole Foods. If you're not, you can find it online here. (You're welcome.)

Let's get started. K?!



1. Boil your eggs.
2. While your eggs are boiling, slice cucumbers in 3/4 inch slices.
3. Using a melon baller, scoop out the top portion of your cucumber slice but be careful! You don't want to not scrape too deep or you'll have a hole in the bottom of your cup! Not that I would know from experience or anything... ;)
4. Continue scooping your cukes until all of your "cups" are created.




5. Chop your onion and pickles.
6. In a large mixing bowl, combine onion, pickles, tuna/chicken, veganaise and salt/pepper to taste.
7. Mix well.
8. Once your eggs are done boiling, chop them up and toss 'em around too.

Scoop your tuna/chicken salad into your cup & voila!


Chill for 30-45 minutes before serving & enjoy! Easy freakin' peasy, y'all! And healthy, too! #winning

Saw it. Pinned it. Did it.

Link up with us, wouldya?!

29 comments:

  1. these look delish, I will have to request these as an alternative to sandwiches at showers, maybe try with chicken (for the picky eaters)

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  2. That looks so yummy. I don't really eat bread so that is an easy alternative.

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  3. love it!!! this is my first time linking up with this today (finally!!!!!!!!)

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  4. I have never heard of vegenaise, how neat! I don't own a melon baller, but that's something I need (obviously - since I didn't even realize I needed one till this post hehe). Can I just say I'm loving the fact that you put RED onion in these? Girl after my own heart!

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  5. Hmmm, haven't seen these before!! Looks good!

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  6. I love your melon baller, so cool! (How nerdy is that comment?!)
    I had to submit 2 posts this week...one healthy and one not! My healthy snack isn't nearly as impressive as yours though!

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  7. Claussen pickles - the ONLY pickles I'll eat!! This is the cutest recipe and I can't wait to make it for a get-together sometime! Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. What a great idea! Definitely need this to my appetizer list!

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  9. I'm not a tuna fan but, they look good & I'm sure they're a huge hit at parties!!!

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  10. This looks so good! It looks like a healthy snack I can make for my hubby.

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  11. I'll take a plate of those now. Thanks.

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  12. Just curious...is the Veganaise allowed on the yeast free diet?

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  13. These look so good! And a good change from the normal cookie Pinterest recipes....not that I am opposed to those, but my waistline is!

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  14. they're so cute and look so tasty, too! :) nice work!

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  15. I think I might love you for introducing me to veganaise.....all life problems are now solved!! ;)

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  16. What a great idea! I don't like tuna though, so I'd probably use chicken. My first time linking up today! I did a recipe too, and a Pinterest FAIL, believe it or not!

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  17. Those look delicious! Much healthier than the cookie dough dip I made from pinterest this week :)

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  18. these look so good! I might even have to try the vegenaise :)

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  19. I don't know about this vegenaise stuff, you Healthy Harriet, but these looks delicioso!

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  20. oh my gosh, steph, totally making these for sunday. i signed up to bring a snack to a super bowl party and i have been stumped on what to bring. i wanted original meets easy..this. is. peeeerfect!

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  21. I love the idea of the cuke cups. I'm not a fan of tuna but you could fill them up with a lot of things! Great idea! And I LOVE Veganaise...it really does taste like the real stuff!

    xo, jill
    Classy with a Kick

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  22. Those look so yummy! You always seem to find the best pin's out there! I am considering doing a recipe pin here soon! Happy Thursday :)

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  23. ok secret. everytime I'm about to cut a cucumber, I first have to put it "down there" (OVER MY CLOTHES OF COURSE) and pretend to like gyrate it. Hey, we all wonder what its like to have our own cuke

    these look real real real good!! i never thought to cut them thick like that and use it as a cup. that could be used for ANYTHING! genius i tell ya!!

    i have one at home...i will have to try this for sure. fo shizzle!

    loves you! I am behind on le bloggy so I must read...even kurts all "wow did u see stephs house pics yesterday? looks so awesome" and im like whatchu doin readin that befo ME!

    xoxoxoox

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  24. These are so cute and look SO YUMMY!

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  25. Excited to be linking up for the first time!!!

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  26. how did you add the captions to your images? can you do a tutorial?

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  27. I say this EVERY week but this week, I am REALLY going to link up and get involved...
    x

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  28. it's also really good w cocktail sauce and a shrimp on top

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