Tuna Bean Salad
This tuna bean salad is not only a delicious sandwich filling, but tastes great served on a bed of greens. It also packs a hefty dose of fiber, protein, and iron.
Tuna Bean Salad Sandwich.
Photo Credit : Aimee SeaveyThis tuna bean salad is not only a delicious sandwich filling, but tastes great served on a bed of greens. It also packs a hefty dose of fiber, protein, and iron.
Ingredients
2 4-oz. cans chunk tuna (preferably oil-packed), drained
1 14-oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 rib celery, diced
1/3 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (or to taste)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (or to taste)
Small handful of chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and toss to combine. Use the tuna bean salad as a sandwich filling or on top of a bed of greens. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Aimee Tucker
Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.
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