Simple tuna and white bean salad is an easy-to-make classic combo!
We also keep well supplied with onions, including at least one red onion.
So when we are looking for a super-easy-I’m-hungry-now-and-I-don’t-want-to-spend-time-cooking meal we’re prepared.
Elise Bauer
This combination, canned tuna with white beans and onions is classic, and so easy!
It helps to have a high quality canned tuna, packed in olive oil.
An herb or bitter of some sort is a bright addition too.
Elise Bauer
You could also use cilantro, tarragon, or rosemary.
A little Tabasco or chili pepper will give the salad a bit of zing.
Try substituting the white beans with garbanzo beans.
(Make homemade beanson the stovetoporin a pressure cookerif you have time!)
This salad is designed for improvisation.
This will take some of the oniony edge off the onions.
Drain the oil from the tuna and put the tuna into a large bowl.
Add the beans to the tuna and gently stir to combine.
Add the onions, herbs, black pepper, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix to combine.
Add Tabasco or chili to taste.
If the salad needs more acid, add a little more lemon juice.
If the salad seems a little dry, add a little bit of extra virgin olive oil.
Add salt to taste.
This salad will last several days in the fridge, tightly covered.
