Here you have an easy and quick meal for Lent
Season or just for those hot summer days that are almost here.
This is a beautiful, colorful and delicious Tuna
Salad full of different textures and flavors that complement each other so
well. I hope you like it as much as we did.
Ingredients for the Salad:
- 3
cups Spring Mix Salad
- 3
Cans of Tuna in Water
- 1
cup Cooked Garbanzo Beans
- ¼
cup Chopped Red Onion
- ½
cup Cherry Tomatoes cut in half.
- 1
Chopped Cucumber
- 1
cup Corn Kernels
- 1
Chopped Avocado
- Baked
Tortilla strips To Serve (optional)
Ingredients For the dressing:
- ¼
cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2
tbsp Minced Parsley
- 2-3
Minced Garlic Cloves
- Juice
of one lime
- Sal
(to taste)
- Black
Pepper (to taste)
Wash all the ingredients and Drain the Tuna. Set
aside until ready to use.
To make the Dressing: combine olive oil with minced garlic and minced parsley,
season with the juice of one lime, salt and pepper and if you want to add a
kick, feel free to add some crushed red pepper to taste, mix well, until
combined. Taste the flavor add more salt, pepper or lime juice if necessary.
To make the Salad: In a large bowl combine all the ingredients: Spring Mix, Corn
Kernels, Cherry tomatoes cut in half, onion cut in small chunks, also the
cucumber cut in chunks about the same size as the tomatoes, also add in the
avocado cut in chunks, the garbanzo beans and the tuna, toss all the
ingredients together, season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour
some of the dressing over the salad, mix well so all the ingredients will be
well seasoned with the dressing. Top with Baked tortilla strips, and serve.
Garnish with more fresh Parsley and more
dressing.
Enjoy!
