Tuna, pepper and butterbean salad recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Ready in just 15 minutes, this healthy Italian-style salad is perfect for a simple yet hearty lunch and is high in protein. Tuna and butter beans is a classic combination which tastes even better when paired with a sharp and zesty mustard dressing. Top with a boiled egg and enjoy with a sprinkle of basil leaves.
See method- Serves 2
- 15 mins to prepare
- 359 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Healthy
Ingredients
- ½ x 160g tin tuna, drained
- 400g butter beans in water, drained
- ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 12 basil leaves, roughly torn
- 2 eggs, hard-boiled, shells peeled and chopped in half
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1505kJ 359.0kcal
- Fat
- 18g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Salt
- 1.0g
- Sugars
- 7g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 22.2gProtein 28.7gFibre 2.1g
Method
- Tip the tuna into a bowl with the butter beans, onion and pepper and gently mix together. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, garlic and mustard. Season and drizzle over the tuna salad. Add the basil leaves.
- Divide the salad between 2 plastic containers and top each with a halved egg. Chill until ready to eat.
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