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Bowl of tuna and white bean salad with a metal spoon.

Tuna and White Bean Salad with Sun-dried Tomatoes

  • Author: Rachel Phipps
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Salad
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This easy, tasty Tuna and White Bean Salad with sun-dried tomatoes, lemon, Dijon mustard, red onions and dill is the perfect make-ahead lunch option – ready in just 10 minutes!


Ingredients

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  • 1 small red onion
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • juice 1/2 lemon
  • 1 x 570g jar queen cannellini beans
  • 2 x 125g tins tuna (see note)
  • 100g sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, roughly chopped + 1 tbsp of oil from the jar
  • large handful roughly chopped dill
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Thinly slice the onion into half moons and set aside to soak in a bowl of ice water.
  2. In the bottom of a large bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and 1 tbsp of oil from the sun-dried tomatoes.
  3. Rinse the white beans and drain them very well before folding them into the dressing. 
  4. Roughly flake in the tuna and add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes, the dill, and a little seasoning of salt and pepper. Add the onions, drained and patted really dry on a piece of kitchen paper, and gently fold everything together.
  5. Taste to see if you want to add any more salt or pepper, or even another spritz of lemon (you might need it depending on your brand of sun-dried tomatoes!)

Notes

I think tuna packed in brine has a better flavour, but I get it in water as I have a cat who goes ballistic for the leftover tuna water and the salt in brine would not be good for her! I know people are also big fans of tuna packed in oil which would work well here.