White Bean & Tuna Salad Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Reviews

1. Easy & good. Thought it needed something... lemon, artichokes, olives, red peppers??? Not sure what, but next time I'll experiment. Thanks!

   BerrySweet

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2. This was a nice change from plain old tuna salad. I decreased the oil to 1 TBSP of canola, out of olive oil, and increased the vinegar to 2 TBSP. Added red onion in place of green and a stalk of celery. I only had a 15 oz can of beans and 5 oz can tuna, but the proportions seemed to work. I think I may try this with red wine vinegar next time or add some lemon, as I wanted a little bit more zip in the flavor. Topped with cracked pepper and kosher salt, served on lettuce with crackers for a great lunch. Thanks for posting!

   GIBride01

3. My new, favorite way to eat tuna. I had to substitute the cannellini beans for garbanzo beans (chickpeas), but I didn't mind because I love them! The flavor was great. I put the cans of beans and tuna in the refrigerator before I left for work which made it easy to throw together and serve immediately.

   Robin R

4. Great recipe! I used 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and only 1 tablespoon of olive oil. I've already passed this recipe on to friends. Thank you!

   mybirdzone

5. This salad is similar to the traditional Tuscan salad. The Tuscan salad uses light tuna packed in olive oil. It incorporates lemon juice and green onions with no garlic.The white beans should be rinsed well.That makes a fresher tasting salad. It was the first meal my husband-to-be made for me when we were stranded from a hurricane in the gulf. I married him and I have been eating wonderfully ever since. I use rocket greens when I can get them or watercress.

   Boppie cake

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Tweaks

1. I make this often for lunch and I love it. I usually use chopped red onions, though, rather than the green ones and I like to add lots of freshly ground black pepper. I sometimes use garbanzo beans instead of cannellini, and I think they are also very good in this dish. Thanks for posting the recipe!

   GaylaJ

2. I make this all the time to take to work for lunch. You can add so many variations. Roasted red peppers are a nice touch or a few chilli flakes. Sometimes I add a bit of mustard into the dressing or use roasted garlic paste instead of raw garlic.

   Sackville

3. Great recipe! However, instead of tuna I used a can of other type of fish in a tomato sauce.

   mila696

4. I really loved this recipe. My husband was a little unsure at first but the more we ate, the more he appreciated the clean flavors. I made mine with garbanzo beans and used garlic powder instead of fresh then placed it on a bed of mixed greens. What a low carb, delicious salad that I will make often. Thanks for posting!

   ~Lynn~

5. This was a very good tuna salad. Thanks to other reviewers, I added celery, garlic powder instead of garlic, red pepper chili flakes and little bit of mustard. Going into the keeper file. Thanks!!

   nemokitty

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