Tuna White Bean Salad

This Tuna White Bean Salad is a scrumptious manner to make use of canned tuna, and it is a tasty lunch any time of 12 months! And we’re updating this favourite salad recipe to make use of extra tuna and add sliced celery so now it solely has 12 web carbs per serving!

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This Tuna White Bean Salad is a favourite recipe of mine for a fast lunch salad, and for those who’ve by no means considered combining these substances, you is perhaps shocked what a scrumptious lunch salad that is. Within the early days of my weblog I found Genova Tuna Packed in Olive Oil (affiliate hyperlink), which modified my mind-set about canned tuna perpetually. That tuna plus my love of parsley and lemon impressed this scrumptious tuna salad.

I first began loving this salad once I was consuming extra beans than I’m now. So not too long ago Kara and I not too long ago determined to replace this recipe to be a extra carb-conscious salad and take higher pictures.

And we completely cherished the new-and-improved model of this recipe! I first made this once I had loads of recent parsley from the backyard, however parsley is an herb that’s obtainable and cheap all 12 months from the grocery retailer, and I really like that this salad makes use of substances I nearly all the time have available. And it’s one thing I really like to drag out of the fridge for a fast lunch; hope you’ll attempt it!

What substances do you want for this recipe?

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• canned white beans
• canned tuna, ideally Genova Tuna Packed in Olive Oil (affiliate hyperlink)
• celery
• parsley
• inexperienced onion (or chopped crimson onion)
• extra-virgin olive oil
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
• black pepper and sea salt to style
• recent lemon wedges to squeeze on on the desk (non-compulsory)

How did we make Tuna White Bean Salad decrease in carbs?

To make this recipe decrease in carbs, we doubled the quantity of tuna, added sliced celery, and elevated the quantity of dressing to verify there was sufficient for the added substances. And people adjustments gave us a salad with solely 12 web carbs per serving!

What herbs work for Tuna White Bean Salad?

I’ve by no means tried the salad with different recent herbs apart from parsley, however I feel each recent basil and recent cilantro can be scrumptious on this salad.

What different salads are you able to make with tuna and beans?

If you happen to’re a fan of dried bean salads with tuna, attempt Cannellini Bean Salad with Tuna and Peperoncini or Pinto Bean Salad with Tuna and Peperoncini.

Need extra salads with dried beans?

Take a look at Superb Salads with Dried Beans for those who’re a fan of any such salad, and that round-up contains largely vegetarian bean salads!

Extra Favourite Recipes with Tuna:

Take a look at Low-Carb and Keto Canned Tuna Recipes to see extra favourite dinners and lunches I’ve made with tuna packed in olive oil.

make Tuna White Bean Salad:

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1. Rinse beans and allow them to drain nicely. (Pat dry with paper towels if wanted.)
2. Whisk collectively olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and recent floor black pepper to make the dressing.
3. Put the beans in a bowl and add the dressing. Let beans marinate when you drain the tuna, slice celery, chop parsley and slice inexperienced onion.
4. I  all the time use my favourite Genova Tuna Packed in Olive Oil (affiliate hyperlink) for this salad.
5. Open two cans of tuna and drain oil (both in a colander positioned over a bowl of utilizing the lid of the can.) Break tuna aside barely contained in the can utilizing a fork.
6. Slice sufficient celery to make one cup. Slice inexperienced onion (or chop crimson onion.) Forgot to snap a photograph of the inexperienced onion!
7. I exploit a packed cup of chopped parsley, however for those who’re not that a lot of a parsley fan you need to use much less.
8. Gently stir the sliced celery, chopped parsley, sliced inexperienced onion (or chopped crimson onion), and drained tuna into the marinating beans. 
9. Season to style with extra salt and recent floor black pepper if desired and serve instantly.
10. That is good with items of lemon to squeeze on on the desk.

Extra Favourite Salads with Parsley:

Low-Carb Weight loss plan / Low-Glycemic Weight loss plan / South Seashore Weight loss plan Solutions:
This authentic model of this salad with beans was too excessive in carbs for a low-carb weight-reduction plan, however the up to date salad recipe has solely 12 web carbs per serving which could work for some individuals. Tuna White Bean Salad can be nice for any section of the unique South Seashore Weight loss plan, however restrict portion dimension for section one.  

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This salad with tuna and white beans was first posted in 2007, and I’ve made it repeatedly since then1 The recipe was up to date with new pictures in 2011 and it was up to date with a lower-carb recipe and extra data in 2023.

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