Tuna, bean & olive salad
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Tuna, bean & olive salad

By Cassie Best

Toss together fine green beans, borlotti beans, olives, tuna chunks, celery and red onion to make this nutritious salad for lunch or dinner

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:5 mins
  • Serves 2
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 383
  • fat 17g
  • saturates 2g
  • carbs 21g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 15g
  • protein 29g
  • salt 1.9g

Ingredients

  • 120g fine green beans
  • 200g can tuna in olive oil
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon , zested and juiced
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 400g can borlotti beans in water, drained
  • ½ red onion , sliced
  • 1 celery stick , finely sliced on an angle, plus a few leaves
  • 50g pitted green nocerella olives
  • small bunch of parsley , chopped

Method

  1. Bring a small pan of water to the boil. Cook the green beans for 1 min, then drain and run under cold water.

  2. Pour about 1-2 tsp oil from the tuna into a large bowl, add another 1 tbsp from a bottle, then the lemon zest and 2 tsp of the juice, along with the wine vinegar and mustard. Season and whisk until smooth.

  3. Tip the green beans, tuna, borlotti beans, onion, celery, olives and parsley into the dressing and toss together. Serve topped with the celery leaves. If packing up for lunch, store the dressing and salad separately and toss together just before eating. Will keep chilled for a day in an airtight container.

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