White Bean and Tuna Salad

Name: White Bean and Tuna Salad
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tin cannellini beans, 400 g tin, drained and rinsed; 1 tin tuna in olive oil, 145 g tin, drained; 0.5 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 10g flat leaf parsley, chopped; 100g cherry tomatoes, halved

Creamy cannellini beans, flaked tuna and red onion in a lemon dressing. A classic Italian lunch.

Time5 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.57 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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1tin cannellini beans400 g tin, drained and rinsed
1tin tuna in olive oil145 g tin, drained
½red onionthinly sliced
1lemonjuiced
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
10 gflat leaf parsleychopped
100 gcherry tomatoeshalved

Method

1
Put the beans in a bowl with the tomatoes and red onion.
2
Flake in the tuna.
3
Whisk the lemon juice and olive oil with salt and pepper and pour over.
4
Toss gently, scatter over the parsley and serve.

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