Tuna bean salad
Similar to a tuna Nicoise, this salad has the addition of canned beans for extra fibre. Use drained and rinsed red kidney beans if you can’t find mixed beans.
With a GI of 50 this meal is
high protein, low GI
and provides 390 kcal per portion.
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz green beans, halved
- 2 free-range eggs
- 400g tin mixed beans, drained and rinsed
- 100g/3½oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 160g tin tuna steak in water, drained
For the dressing
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- freshly ground black pepper
Method
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Cook the green beans in a pan of boiling water for 4 minutes. Plunge them into a bowl of very cold water.
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Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 8 minutes. Drain in a sieve under cold running water until cold. Peel and cut the eggs into quarters.
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For the dressing, whisk the oil, vinegar and mustard in a large bowl until thick. Season with black pepper.
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Add the green beans, mixed beans, cherry tomatoes and spring onions to the dressing and mix. Flake the tuna on top and add the hard-boiled eggs. Season with black pepper.
