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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (186g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: red wine vinegar
Calories 224
Calories from Fat 83		(37%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 9.3g	14%
	Saturated Fat 1.5g	7%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 27mg		9%
Sodium 717mg		29%
Potassium 410mg		11%
Total Carbohydrate 14.7g		4%
	Dietary Fiber 4.4g	17%
	Sugars 2.1g
Protein 20.4g		40%
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"Put Down Your Fork!" Tuna and Bean Salad

Recipe #108804 | 2 hours | 2 hours prep | add private note

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By: Debby H
Jan 19, 2005

The story behind this comes from a simple recipe I had found, then made changes to make our own. My husband loved it so much the first time I made it I literally had to say to him "Put down your fork or you'll explode". So from that point on we have called it by this name. The ingredients may seem bland, but combined together they taste great and present well. Enjoy.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3 tablespoons light olive oil or canola oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (20 ounce) can white kidney beans or great northern beans
1 (13 ounce) can albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked
2 scallions, sliced
1/4 cup red sweet bell pepper or yellow sweet bell pepper or orange sweet bell pepper, chopped
6 leaves bibb lettuce (optional)

Directions

1
In salad bowl, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, basil and black pepper.
2
Add beans, tuna, scallions and sweet pepper and toss.
3
Chill several hours for flavors to blend.
4
To make a beautiful presentation, serve on a leaf of Bibb lettuce.

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From: *~*Lacey*~*

On Aug 18, 2009

Wow this was really good! It was a nice HEALTHFUL change to regular tuna salad. YUM YUM you just have to try some!

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From: Chef de Sucre

On May 26, 2009

This was pretty good. I didn't have canned beans, so I used some dry ones that I boiled until they were soft. Thanks for the recipe, it is a nice change for tuna salad.

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From: Sage

On Jun 7, 2006

I was looking for a different kind of tuna salad and found your recipe;Fantastic!!! I added 2 roasted red peppers and chopped olives.Thanks for sharing Debbie

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From: Gingerbear

On Apr 23, 2007

This was excellent and healthy too. I have never heard of white kidney beans so I used 1 can of great northern beans and 1 can of garbanzo beans (I doubled the recipe)and I used olive oil and a red pepper. I did not use the lettuce though. This recipe was nice and light. Not too filling. Just right. This is a definite keeper. Thank you.

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