Healthy White Bean Tuna Salad
Easy to make Tuna Salad recipe made with white beans, and a handful of other healthy ingredients. Ready in just 10 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time0 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Fat
Servings: 4
- 1 large red onion
- 1 lemon zested and juiced plus 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Kosher salt and ground pepper to taste
- 30 oz cannellini or Great Northern white beans 2 (x 15 oz cans), drained and rinsed
- 12 oz tuna in olive oil 2 (x 6 oz cans), drained well
- 2/3 cup sliced black olives
- 2 celery stalks finely chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- ½ tsp chili pepper or crushed red peppers, or to taste
To make the pickled onion, slice the onion very thinly, and add it to a small bowl.
Squeeze the lemon over the onion and add a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of water. Set aside until the rest of the ingredients are ready.
To a salad bowl, add the beans, together with the tuna, olives, celery, pickled onion, and freshly chopped parsley. Gently stir to combine.
Serve the salad with lemon wedges and enjoy!
- Use good grade tuna in olive oil. You may use tuna in water but you will need to add a bit of oil to the salad.
- We used white beans but you can use any other beans of choice. Don't like beans? use chickpeas.
- Crushed red peppers are optional if you don't like a bit of spice.
- Tip: Chill this salad in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 1226mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 508IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 6mg