Mediterranean Tuna-Bean Spinach Salad
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cans Vital Choice albacore tuna (6 ounces each), drained and chunked
- 3 tablespoons Vital Choice organic extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Vital Choice organic red balsamic vinegar or red-wine vinegar
- 2 cans white cannellini or garbanzo beans (14 to 15 ounces each), rinsed and drained
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt and ground pepper
- 6 ounces baby spinach
- 1/4 cup green olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- Crusty whole-grain sourdough bread, for serving
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine beans, 2 tablespoons oil and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until beans are warm, about 4 minutes; remove pan from heat.
- Combine spinach, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 teaspoon vinegar in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Divide spinach among four plates.
- Transfer beans to large bowl and stir in 1 tablespoon vinegar, tuna, olives, onion and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
- Top spinach with bean and tuna mixture and serve with bread.