Warm Potato and Tuna Salad with Pesto Dressing

Name: Warm Potato and Tuna Salad with Pesto Dressing
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 650g new potato halved lengthways if large; 2 tbsp pesto; 4 tbsp olive oil; 8 cherry tomatoes; 175g can tuna; 200g green beans halved; couple of handfuls of spinach preferably baby leaves, tear if larger

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⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 french ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

This French-inspired warm salad combines tender new potatoes and green beans with flaked tuna and fresh cherry tomatoes. A simple pesto and olive oil dressing coats everything, while baby spinach wilts gently from the warmth of the vegetables. It's a flavourful and satisfying dish that comes together in just 30 minutes, perfect for a light lunch, dinner or buffet offering.

Ingredients

650g new potato halved lengthways if large
2 tbsp pesto
4 tbsp olive oil
8 cherry tomatoes
175g can tuna
200g green beans halved
couple of handfuls of spinach preferably baby leaves, tear if larger

Method

Place the potatoes into a pan of boiling water, return to a boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes until they are tender.
While the potatoes cook, combine the pesto and oil to create a dressing. Halve the tomatoes and drain and flake the tuna. Add the green beans to the potato pan for the final 3 minutes of cooking.
Drain the cooked potatoes and beans and transfer them to a salad bowl. Mix in the spinach leaves so they soften slightly from the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Top with the tomatoes and tuna, drizzle over the pesto dressing and toss everything together gently.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories349 kcal

Fat20 g

Saturates3 g

Carbs29 g

Fibre3 g

Protein15 g

Sodium284 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategoryMain course

Cuisinefrench

DietHealthy