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Tuna Salad with Capers

Tuna canned in oil flaked then combined with capers, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and parsley and tossed in a mustardy vinaigrette. This tuna salad with capers comes together in minutes and is packed with briny, crunchy, and fresh ingredients.
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Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 166 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces cans tuna in olive oil two 3-ounce cans
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 English cucumber seeded, diced
  • 1/4 red onion diced
  • 1/4 cup parsley roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons capers

For the dressing

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • kosher salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Drain the tuna. Flake your tuna into a medium mixing bowl, leaving some chunks intact.
  • Add the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, parsley and capers to the bowl. Toss together.
  • Whisk together the oil, vinegar and mustard until fully combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    Serve over salad greens, or pile onto a sandwich, or scoop up with crackers.

Notes

  1. to mellow out the red onion, you can place it in a few tablespoons of vinegar for 10 minutes or so prior to adding to the rest of the salad. 
  2. instead of draining the tuna, you can add the can of tuna + its oil into the salad and just omit the extra virgin olive oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 12gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 328mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 679IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Tuna Salad with Capers
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