10-Minute Tuna and Bean Salad

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⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 british ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

This colourful British salad is a nutritious and speedy meal option, ideal for lunch or a light supper. It combines flaked tuna with cannellini beans, crisp grated carrot, sliced red pepper, and sugar snap peas, all tossed with fresh salad leaves. A simple dressing brings everything together for a tasty dish that can be prepared in only 10 minutes.

10-Minute Tuna and Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 carrot peeled, then coarsely grated
  • 1 red pepper deseeded, then sliced
  • 100g pack of sugar snap peas finely sliced
  • 410g can of cannellini or butter beans
  • 130g bag of salad leaves
  • 3 tbsp of your favourite dressing bought or homemade, plus extra for drizzling
  • 200g can of tuna in brine, drained

Method

  1. Combine the grated carrot, sliced red pepper, sliced sugar snap peas, and beans in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add the salad leaves and half of your chosen dressing, tossing everything together gently.
  3. Flake the drained tuna over the top of the salad mixture.
  4. Serve the salad with an extra drizzle of dressing.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories211 kcal
Fat9 g
Saturates1 g
Carbs18 g
Fibre5 g
Protein16 g
Sodium480 mg
Salt1 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryMain course
Cuisinebritish
DietHealthy