White Bean and Tuna Salad

Name: White Bean and Tuna Salad
Yield: Makes: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 bunch watercress; ¼ cup prepared pesto or ¼ cup olive oil plus ½ cup fresh basil leaves; 2 cans (16 ounces each) white cannellini beans or chick-peas; 4 ripe tomatoes; 3 cans (7 ounces each) tuna packed in water; ¼ cup lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes:
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Monday-to-Friday Cookbook

By Michele Urvater

Published 1991

About

This is a lovely, light summer dinner that is as nourishing to eat as it is speedy to make.

Ingredients

¼ cup prepared pesto or ¼ cup olive oil plus ½ cup <

Dinner
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

If you don’t have prepared pesto on hand, first mix the olive oil with the basil in a blender or food processor. Drain and rinse the beans. Drain the tuna.
Combine the lemon juice with the pesto in a mixing bowl, then add the beans and tuna.
Quarter the tomatoes, spoon out the seeds, and finely chop the flesh. Add the tomatoes to the bowl. Toss the ingre