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Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad

a protein packed salad that can be a meal, or a dinner salad

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword tuna and bean salad, tuna and white bean salad, tuna salad that's a meal, Tuna salad with vinaigrette
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients

Salad

  • 2 jars oil packed yellow fin Tuna
  • 2 cans white beans (cannellini beans)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 cups mixed lettuce of your choice

Vinaigrette

  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp basil paste, or minced fresh basil (pesto can be substituted)

Instructions

Salad

  1. Drain most of the oil from the tuna, and pull out of the jar. Flake with a fork.

  2. Drain and rinse the cannellini beans and drain.

  3. Mix the tuna and beans together.

  4. Arrange the lettuce on a plate, then scoop the beans and tuna over it.

Dressing

  1. Zest the lemon, then juice. You should have 2.5-3 tbsp of lemon juice. Put in a small bowl.

  2. Add the mustard, salt and pepper to taste, and the basil.

  3. Drizzle in the olive oil, whisking to combine. If the dressing sits for any length of time, whisk again before using as it will separate slightly.

  4. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the tuna and lettuce.

Recipe Notes

If you need additional vinaigrette, just keep the ration of 1:2 for the lemon juice and olive oil.

Can be doubled.

Nutrition Facts
Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 368 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 15g
Sodium 22mg1%
Potassium 741mg21%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 7IU0%
Vitamin C 14mg17%
Calcium 121mg12%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.