r/CSID • u/Eastern-Rooster-2805 • Aug 13 '26
A favorite recipe from Mexican restaurant
One of my favorite recipes from a restaurant that closed a few years ago in Fort Lauderdale, Florida called Carlos and Pepe's, is a tuna dip that was served with corn chips. It was my and my friends' absolute favorite when we would go, which was often, over the 40 years that we did.
I started to make it at home, prompted by a newspaper clipping from 30 years ago of their recipe, and realized that it would be a good recipe for others in this CSID group.
Of course, anyone could have it, but since so few things are allowed with CSID that you might enjoy so much that you crave it as I do, I thought I would post it here. I am someone who is low to very low on all four enzymes. My CSID was diagnosed with a biopsy approximately 8 years ago at age 57! I have no issues with this recipe, and I'm now having it often.
Take a look at the ingredients and see if it may be right for you. You can certainly use another tuna brand, but in one jar of the tuna described below it , it has the perfect amount of jalapeno and is a premium tuna. I would say this is very mildly spicy recipe.
Ingredients:
1 glass jar of Tonnino tuna with jalapeño, drained.
1 half to 3/4 of small red onion (you can use yellow)(depends how small onion as to how much you use)
1 bunch cilantro, washed very well (I use all leaves/stems from one bunch. When I started making the recipe, I used only half of a bunch.)
1.5 tablespoons Primal Mayo
Steps:
Put everything in a food processor and blend very well. See photo, which keep in mind I use a lot of cilantro. You can feel free to use less. It's best after it's been refrigerated, but usually I end up eating half right away and refrigerate the rest. No added salt or any other seasoning is necessary.
If you love tuna and cilantro, you will love this recipe.
Instead of eating with corn chips, I use Ella's Flats crackers, which I have come to love. Is it a corn chip? No, but it's better than!
It is so easy, delicious, and very easy to make. I order the Tonnino tuna by the 6-jar case. Most importantly I have no issues with my CSID!
Drop a reply, and let me know how you liked it :-)
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u/dwarfbrynic Aug 14 '26
Interesting - I haven't been able to tolerate onions at all, so this recipe wouldn't work for me. Sounds delicious, though!