# Moist Tuna & Potato Bowl: IDDSI Level 5 recipe

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Level 5: Minced & Moist | 25 min | Serves 2

## Family version

- Tuna potato salad
- Celery
- Pickles
- Greens

## Level 5 ingredients

- 140 g canned tuna, drained and checked for bones
- 180 g peeled potato, cooked very soft
- 120 ml thick smooth white sauce
- 2 tbsp smooth mayonnaise

## Method

1. Break the tuna and potato down to soft pieces no larger than 4 mm, using the gap between fork prongs as the measure.
2. Remove every firm, dry, or stringy piece, then fold in white sauce and mayonnaise until the mixture is cohesive.
3. Check that no liquid leaks out and that the food falls from a tilted spoon without sticking.
4. Run the particle-size, fork pressure, and spoon tilt checks. Do not add celery, pickles, onion, or greens.

## Equipment

Mini food processor or fork, spoon and fork for testing

## Practical tip

Tuna can become dry and flaky. Use enough thick sauce to keep every tiny piece bound together.

## Before serving

Run the appropriate IDDSI fork and spoon tests on the finished serving. Recipes guide the preparation; only testing confirms how the serving behaves.

## Safety

Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.