Tuna Bean Salad

less than 30 mins

10 to 30 mins

Serves 2

Similar to a tuna Nicoise, this salad has the addition of canned beans for extra fibre. Use drained and rinsed red kidney beans if you can’t find mixed beans.

With a GI of 50 this meal is high protein, low GI

This meal provides
390 kcal, 39g protein, 21g carbohydrate (of which 5.5g sugars), 15g fat (of which 3g saturates), 8.5g fibre and 1.3g salt per portion.

• 100g/3½oz green beans, halved
• 2 free-range eggs
• 400g tin mixed beans in water, drained and rinsed
• 100g/3½oz cherry tomatoes, halved
• 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 160g tin tuna steak in water, drained
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• freshly ground black pepper

1. Cook the green beans in a pan of boiling water for 4 minutes. Plunge them into a bowl of very cold water.
2. Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 8 minutes. Drain in a sieve under cold running water until cold. Peel and cut the eggs into quarters.
3. For the dressing, whisk the oil, vinegar and mustard in a large bowl until thick. Season with black pepper.
4. Add the green beans, mixed beans, cherry tomatoes and spring onions to the dressing and mix. Flake the tuna on top and add the hard-boiled eggs. Season with black pepper.