Tuna beans salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
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Tuna-bean salad

Drained tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon olive oil dressing. Rinse the beans thoroughly and add tomatoes at the end so that the salad does not become watery. Chickpeas replace white beans, capers or olives with additional spice.

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Total time 15 min
Calories 420 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

This is how tuna-bean salad succeeds

Rinse the beans thoroughly and then add tomatoes until the salad is watered. Dried tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon olive oil dressing. Chickpeas replace white beans, capers or olives bring additional spice.

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Recipe

Tuna-bean salad

Dried tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon-olive oil dressing. Rinse beans thoroughly and add tomatoes at the end so that the salad does not become watery.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare ingredients

    Tuna: drain. Cherry tomatoes: halve. Red onion: cut into rings. Lemon: squeeze out.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Drained tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon olive oil dressing.

  3. 3

    Check for doneness

    Rinse the beans thoroughly and add tomatoes until the end so that the salad does not become watery.

  4. 4

    Serving

    Let the beans, tomatoes and onions first pull with the dressing. Chop the tuna only coarsely and then take it in, so that it does not crumble to a homogeneous mass.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Tuna-bean salad

Important for tuna beans salad

Rinse the beans thoroughly and add tomatoes until the end so that the salad does not become watery.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Chickpeas replace white beans, capers or olives bring extra spice.

Nutrition per serving

420kcal
28.0 gCarbohydrates
32.0 gProtein
21.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Tuna-bean salad

Weigh tuna, prepare white beans and separate cherry tomatoes. Start the main cooking process for tuna beans salad only after that.

Rinse the beans thoroughly and add tomatoes until the end so that the salad does not become watery.

Cool tuna-bean salad covered. Important for the texture: Rinse the beans thoroughly and add tomatoes to the finish so that the salad does not become watery. Eat leftovers as far as possible the following day.

Chickpeas replace white beans, capers or olives bring extra spice.

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