tuna cannellini bean salad recipe
28’s Home Nutrition Program (healthy weight maintenance-female)

Tuna & Cannellini Bean Salad

5 from 1 vote
A quick & healthy salad packed with plenty of protein and good fats to keep you full until dinner! The perfect healthy lunch for the warmer months.
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Lunch, Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 467
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil extra virgin
  • 1/2 clove garlic crushed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 95 g tinned tuna drained
  • 1/4 red onion finely diced
  • 3/4 cup cannellini beans canned drained & rinsed
  • 1/2 lebanese cucumber roughly chopped
  • 1 tomato cut in wedges
  • 1/4 avocado cubed
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley roughly chopped

Method
 

  1. Whisk together lemon juice, oil, garlic and salt and pepper in a small bowl. (optionally you might like to add a small amount of dijon mustard if you'd like a little kick)
  2. Gently combine tuna, onion, beans, cucumber, tomatoes, avocado and parsley in a bowl
  3. Pour the dressing over the tuna salad to serve, and enjoy!