Healthy Tuna Salad Recipe (Italian Style)
This healthy tuna salad recipe is made the Italian way! It's flavoured with a zesty vinaigrette, crunchy vegetables and cannelini beans!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
For the vinaigrette
- 2 anchovies
- 1 clove garlic small
- 1 tbsp capers
- 1/4 tsp coarse salt
- 4 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
For the tuna salad
- 100g/1 cup canned tuna
- 150g/1cup canned cannelini beans
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- 4-5 radishes sliced thinly
- 1/2 watermelon radish peeled and sliced thinly
- 4 Kirby cucumbers sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 2 tbsp capers
- 120g/2cups lettuce leaves
Instructions
For the vinaigrette
- Roughly chop the anchovies, capers and mince garlic, then add them to a mortar with a pinch of coarse salt and turn them into a paste. Alternatively you can use a blender.
- In a mason jar combine extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar and the anchovy, caper, garlic paste with a whisk or a fork.
For the tuna salad
- In a large salad bowl combine all ingredients and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Alternatively you can arrange ingredients on top of lettuce leaves, then drizzle with vinaigrette and let your guests help themselves.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 442mg | Potassium: 725mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2390IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg