Protein Bean Salad with Tuna and Onions
Protein Bean Salad with Tunan and Onions might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. For 84 cents per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 228 calories. A few people made this recipe, and 50 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Skinny Ms. If you have fresh parsley, cooked pearl barley, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a super spoonacular score of 82%. Similar recipes include High-Protein Black Bean Avocado Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Tuna Salad With Fried Onions, and Tuna Salad #4 : Tunan and White Bean Salad.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 cups pre-cooked bottled or canned borlotti beans (can be replaces with pinto beans)
1 cup uncooked pearl barley (equivalent to about 4 cups of cooked barley)
1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
Fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 big red onion, sliced
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup canned tuna preserved in oil (preferably olive oil), drained
Equipment:
pot
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Over medium heat, bring a medium pot of 6 cups of water to a boil. When the water boils, add 1 teaspoon salt and the barley. Let it boil again then simmer on low-medium heat for 20 minutes or until tender. When the barley is cooked, rinse them with cold water, drain then set aside.Rinse and drain the borlotti beans.In a large bowl, mix the barley, beans, tuna, onion, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and parsley.
Step by step:
1. Over medium heat, bring a medium pot of 6 cups of water to a boil. When the water boils, add 1 teaspoon salt and the barley.
2. Let it boil again then simmer on low-medium heat for 20 minutes or until tender. When the barley is cooked, rinse them with cold water, drain then set aside.Rinse and drain the borlotti beans.In a large bowl, mix the barley, beans, tuna, onion, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and parsley.
Nutrition Information:
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