5 from 21 votes
Tuna Salad Caprese
Tuna Salad Caprese combines canned tuna packed in olive oil with fresh cannellini beans, torn basil leaves, and ripe vine-ripened tomato slices. Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and seasoned simply with salt, this salad highlights fresh, quality ingredients and balances tender tuna with creamy beans and fragrant herbs for a light and satisfying dish.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
1
servings
Calories:
335 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 5-6 ounces tuna in olive oil 1 can, good quality, packed in olive oil
- 1/4 cup cannellini beans canned or cooked, drained
- 4-5 leaves basil fresh, torn
- 1 tomato sweet, vine-ripened, sliced
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Instructions
- Use the freshest ingredients possible. The simplicity of this dish relies on ripe, quality ingredients to give it flavor. Buy your tomatoes and basil from the farmer's market or harvest it from your garden. The tomatoes are particularly important- they need to be ripe and perfectly sweet. If you have a Trader Joe's nearby, the high lycopene tomatoes have terrific flavor. Use a good quality olive oil if possible.Drain the excess oil off the tuna and flake it into a salad bowl. Scatter the beans, fresh basil and tomato over the top of the tuna. Drizzle the salad with olive oil and season with salt to taste. Serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
335kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
604mg
(25%)
Potassium
584mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1240IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
16.8mg
(19%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
3.3mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 604mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 584mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1240IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 16.8mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3.3mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.