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3-Bean Tuna Salad | Raising Sugar Free Kids - delicious, cheap, insanely quick (takes about 1-2 mins to make including prep) and as easy as opening a few cans. This is healthy eating at its cheapest, quickest and easiest, and includes a healthy portion of omega-3-containing oily fish as well!
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3-Bean Tuna Salad
Prep Time
2 mins
Total Time
2 mins
 

An easy, dirt cheap dish made from mostly pantry ingredients that can be made in 2 mins and involves no cooking or skill in the kitchen other than can-opening! A perfect sunny midweek day's lunch or dinner.

Course: Dinner, Lunch
Servings: 4 serves
Ingredients
  • 2 tins drained mixed beans (make sure they are in water and not dressing or sauce which often have added sugars) or 2-3 tins different beans (I like black, canellini and kidney best), or better yet, use 500g (4 1/2 cups) of cooked dried beans
  • 2 tins responsibly-sourced tuna, drained
  • 1 large handful cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 thinly sliced red onion
  • 1 large handful pitted black olives
  • 1 red, yellow or orange pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1/2 pack fresh parsley, chopped
Dressing:
  • 1 tsp mustard (I used Dijon, but wholegrain or English would work, too)
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (ideally raw and organic)
  • 6-8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions

  1. Mix all the salad ingredients together, then make the dressing by stirring ingredients into a lidded jar, covering and shaking until combined. Pour over the salad and serve cold.