Mediterranean Tuna Salad
photo by DellaRun
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
9 cups
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup fresh green beans
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 3 (6 ounce) canned tuna, in water
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup beef broth
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- black pepper, to taste
directions
- Cook rice according to package directions; after, set aside to cool.
- While rice cools, steam the green beans until tender-crisp; then rinse under cold, running water.
- Transfer the green beans to a large serving bowl and add the celery, bell pepper, onion and basil.
- Add the rice and dressing (the dressing is comprised of the last 4 ingredients listed).
- Toss to combine, then add tuna.
- Toss to combine and eat immediately or cover and refrigerate until serving time. (I prefer to refrigerate for a few hours.).
- (Additional notes: you can also use frozen green beans in lieu of fresh for the recipe if necessary, but please use FRESH basil! It makes all the difference to not be using a dried spice. Also, I love to serve these as tacos/burritos on whole wheat tortillas, but you can serve them however you want!).
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Reviews
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I always enjoy working with brown rice, green beans & tuna, so this recipe fit me like a glove! I made it as given, even to the use of fresh basil! And, I served it all wrapped in whole wheat tortillas, which gave the whole thing an even greater boost in my book! Very tasty, for sure, but another time I might use 1 can of tuna & 1 larger can of chicken breast! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block tag]