Thursday, August 4, 2011

TUNA & BEAN SALAD

This awesome free Tuna & Bean Salad Recipe is a lovely side dish to serve at a braai or BBQ… Very quick and easy to make! Full of fibre, super healthy and great for weight loss!


Ingredients


2 x cans (175g each) tuna in brine 
1 can (410 g) butter bean or red kidney beans 
1 can (410 g) chickpeas 
60ml fresh herbs 
20 ml olive oil 
Salt and freshly ground black pepper 
1 red or green pepper, diced 
1 small onion, diced
2 stalks celery, finely sliced
handful of fresh parsley to garnish 
125ml hummus


Method
  • Drain the tuna, butter beans or kidney beans and chickpeas.
  • Rinse the beans and chickpeas under cold water.
  • Mix the tuna, beans and chickpeas together in a salad bowl.
  • Stir in the fresh herbs, oil, salt and pepper.
  • Add the red or green pepper, onion and celery to the tuna mixture.
  • Season to taste, garnish with parsley and serve with hummus and fresh bread or as a side dish.
Serves 4

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