Tuna and cannellini bean salad recipe

TUNA AND CANNELLINI BEAN SALAD

This super quick and easy tuna salad is just so refreshingly light. We serve it in a big bowl and spoon it onto slices of breadstick for lunch – everyone loves it, even the kids!

Tuna and cannellini bean salad

Recipe by Natasha Shaw, a parent of Wahroonga Public SchoolCourse: All Recipes, Light Meals, Lunch Box, SidesDifficulty: Easy
Serves

4

Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

00

minutes
Other

Vegetarian option

This easy tuna salad is just so refreshingly light. We serve it in a big bowl and spoon it onto slices of breadstick for lunch – everyone loves it, even the kids!

Ingredients

  • 250g canned tuna in extra virgin olive oil (do not drain)

  • 400g can cannellini beans

  • 1 red onion, finely chopped

  • 1 bunch fresh parsley, leaves chopped

  • 1/2 lemon, juiced

  • 1 baguette or breadstick, sliced diagonally, to serve

Method

  • Combine the tuna and oil, beans, onion, parsley and lemon juice in a serving bowl. Season to taste.
  • Serve with the bread.

Tips and notes

  • To make this dish vegetarian, simply omit the tuna, double the cannellini beans and add 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil.
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