Warm tuna and white bean salad

Ingredients

1 red onion, finely sliced and soaked in boiling water, drained
Juice of 1 lemon
2 x 400g tins white beans, drained and rinsed
500ml vegetable stock, hot
225g jar sustainable tuna in olive oil, drained
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 fat garlic clove, crushed
Pinch of sugar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
5 tbsp olive oil
Handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped (optional)

Ingredients

1 red onion, finely sliced and soaked in boiling water, drained
Juice of 1 lemon
2 x 400g tins white beans, drained and rinsed
500ml vegetable stock, hot
225g jar sustainable tuna in olive oil, drained
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 fat garlic clove, crushed
Pinch of sugar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
5 tbsp olive oil
Handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped (optional)

Method

Toss the onion with the lemon juice.
Put the beans into a medium pan, cover with the stock, then bring to a simmer. Drain, tip into a bowl, then toss through the onion and tuna.
Make a dressing by whisking the vinegar with the garlic, sugar and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk in the mustard and oil, then pour over the bean and tuna mix. Toss in the chopped parsley, if using, then serve.

Method

Toss the onion with the lemon juice.
Put the beans into a medium pan, cover with the stock, then bring to a simmer. Drain, tip into a bowl, then toss through the onion and tuna.
Make a dressing by whisking the vinegar with the garlic, sugar and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk in the mustard and oil, then pour over the bean and tuna mix. Toss in the chopped parsley, if using, then serve.

delicious. tips

To take the sting out of a sliced onion, put it in a small bowl, cover with boiling water, then stand for a couple of minutes.

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