Tuna White Bean And Red Onion Salad Food

TUNA, WHITE BEAN, AND RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Place beans in large bowl. Add tuna and onion; drizzle with oil. Toss gently to combine. Season with salt and generous amount of freshly ground black pepper.
• What to drink:
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TUNA AND BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Place the onion in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of the vinegar and cold water to cover. Let sit for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water, then dry on paper towels.
• In a medium bowl or salad bowl, combine the tuna, beans, onions, sage, and parsley.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the remaining vinegar, salt to taste, freshly ground pepper, garlic, and Dijon mustard. Whisk in the olive oil and the yogurt. Toss with the tuna and beans and serve, garnishing each plate with cucumber slices.

WHITE BEAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the tuna, reserving the olive oil in a separate small bowl. Break tuna into bite-size pieces with a large fork. Add the beans and capers. Into the bowl of olive oil, add the red wine vinegar. You should have 1 part vinegar to 2 parts oil - add more extra-virgin olive oil if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Pour dressing on the tuna, bean and caper mixture and allow the flavors to infuse while slicing the vegetables. Add the onion and tomatoes to tuna mixture and toss gently.
• Place the arugula on large decorative platter and top with tuna mixture. Tear fresh basil leaves over the top and serve immediately.

TUNA, WHITE BEAN AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beans, tomatoes, fennel, 1 tablespoon of the fennel fronds, red onion and capsicum (bell pepper), sed aside.
• In a small, screw top jar, put the vinegar, lemon juice, oil and pepper and shake to combined well.
• Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and toss lightly to combine.
• Cover and set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavours to develop.
• Now preheat a barbecue chargrill or char-grill pan on medium.
• Spray both sides of the tuna with the cooking spray. Cook for 3-4 minutes each side or until just cooked, transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
• Using a fork break the tuna into bite size pieces.
• Toss tuna with the bean mixture.
• Arrange serving plates with salad leaves and then arrange tuna mix on top and then sprinkle over a few fennel fronds and serve with the bread.

WHITE BEAN & TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
• Serve on individual beds of lettuce.

GRILLED TUNA WITH WHITE BEAN AND CHARRED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare grill.
• To prepare tuna, combine the first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add tuna to bag; seal.
• Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once. Remove tuna from bag; discard marinade. Place tuna on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
• To prepare salad, place onion slices on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until tender. Cool and chop.
• Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• Add onion, cucumber, parsley, capers, and beans to vinegar mixture; toss to coat. Arrange 1 1/2 cups salad greens on each of 4 plates.
• Top each serving with about 1/2 cup onion mixture and 1 tuna steak.

TUNA AND WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Drain beans well and place half the beans into a bowl.
• Mash remaining beans with a fork.
• Combine mashed and whole beans with tuna, onion, rosemary, and arugula.
• Dress the salad with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Serve with crackers.