Tuna Salad with Beans. Simple tuna and white bean salad, a classic combination and so easy to make! Some items that you will almost always find well stocked in our pantry A little Tabasco or chili pepper will give the salad a bit of zing. Try substituting the white beans with garbanzo beans.
Will make again when craving a different tuna salad.
May try with kidney beans next.
Tips for Making White Bean Salad.
You can have Tuna Salad with Beans using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Tuna Salad with Beans
- You need 1 of thingy sliced red onion.
- You need 4 tbs of red wine vinigar.
- It's 2 cups of cooked white beans.
- You need 1-6.5 oz of can water packed tuna and drained. Preference albacore tuna.
- Prepare 2 of Campari tomatoes diced.
- It's 1 of garlic clove, minced or 1 tbs of power garlic.
- You need 1 of lemon squeeze juice.
- You need 4 tbs of chopped fresh basil.
- It's 1 tbs of chopped fresh cilantro.
- You need 2 tbs of olive oil.
- You need 1 tbs of capers, rinsed salt and pepper to taste.
Canned beans work perfectly fine here, just be sure to drain and rinse them thoroughly before using. This no-mayo tuna salad is dressed with a simple drizzle of olive oil and fresh lemon juice. In a medium bowl or salad bowl, combine the tuna, beans, onions, sage, and parsley. In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the remaining vinegar, salt to taste, freshly ground pepper, garlic, and Dijon mustard.
Tuna Salad with Beans instructions
- Put onion in container, add 4 tablespoons of the vinegar and and lemon and squeeze with salt and pepper. Let them soak for 30 mins..
- Add the rest of ingredients, mix them and chill for 60 minutes.
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Whisk in the olive oil and the yogurt. Toss with the tuna and beans and serve. A beautiful tinned tuna salad, with the addition of canned beans for extra fibre. Use drained and rinsed red kidney beans if you can't find mixed beans. Salads are an amazing way to vary meals and keep prep time to a minimum.