Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Rustic Tuna Salad

Rustic Tuna Salad

No words today. Just a really simple light lunch, whipped up from (mostly) store cupboard basics. Enjoy!




Rustic Tuna Salad
Serves 2

1 tin (410g) butterbeans, drained & rinsed
75g french green beans, trimmed and halved
+/- 15 cherry tomatoes, halved
+/- 15 black olives
1 tin (170g) tuna chunks in brine, drained
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
a handful of basil, shredded

1. Toss beans, tomatoes and olive together in a salad bowl. Add tuna and gently stir through.
2. Drizzle oil and lemon juice over the salad, season to taste and scatter with basil. Gently toss to combine and serve immediately.

Nutritional info (per serving): Calories 271.1, Total fat 12.5 g, Saturated fat 1.5 g, Polyunsaturated fat 1.1 g, Monounsaturated fat 8.2 g, Cholesterol 25.0 mg, Sodium 1,167.9 mg, Potassium 489.8 mg, Total carbohydrate 21.0 g, Dietary fiber 5.6 g, Sugars 0.7 g, Protein 15.6 g

Good source of: Vitamin C 29.5 %, Vitamin A 22.9 %, Iron 17.3 %, Vitamin E 15.9 %

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful, simple and healthy....three simple words for your wonderful post today

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  2. Nothing wrong with store cupboard basics and definitely wrong with this salad!!!

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  3. PS. I looked everywhere on Foodbuzz, I am looking for a long Foodbuzz leaderboard that runs across my site, like the one you have got!!!

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  4. Seeing as how I detest mayo but love tuna...this salad would be ideal for me!

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  5. Every where I go today, I am finding wonderful treats for my meatless lent - thanks for this. My new favourite food are butter beans, I seem to go through a tin on my own (blushing slightly)!
    Thank you for the recipe - yummy!

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  6. I wish I had this for lunch today

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