I can’t wait to share this recipe that can be prepared within 5 minutes. I found it from an old recipe book by Carla Capalbo which was sitting on the shelf for some time. I got to admit that initially I was skeptical about the combination but surprisingly it turns out really good!
Canned tuna chunks
Canned cannellini beans
Good extra virgin olive oil
Fresh lemon juice
Sea salt
Crushed black pepper
Fresh basil (the original recipe uses parsley)
Emulsify the oil with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Mix in all other ingredients. That’s it!
I doubt you need 5 minutes.
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Danny, there should be a super like button for WP. Or a love it button! I love cannellini beans so much more than any other beans; and garbanzo’s too. What a great recipe! Healthy and delicious. I love the picture 🙂
Thank you Judy. They are my favourite too. I’ve yet to try the dried ones though. This is quite a refreshing side dish. Love it with lots of lemon. I was wondering if adding some chopped fresh chili may spice it up a little. I can see the love it button 😄
That looks delicious and healthy!
Thank you Rebecca. And it’s so easy to make. Glad you like it.
That looks so delicious and simple, perfect for lunch on a busy day!
Thank you for your nice comment. I did have it for lunch. Beans are filling enough to relief hunger for a while. 😄
5 minutes?! It can’t be true. It makes a great side salad. Don’t know if I ever have cannellini beans but it surely looks good to me. Great recipe!
Thank you Irene. It’s truly possible to prepare it that fast. All canned ingredients. No cooking just mixing. Good energy food 😄
It does look delicious. And healthy too I guess!
Shakti
Thank you for stopping by and liking it Shakti. To me, it is good enough with the super quick preparation time.
Danny
Looks really lovely! And protein-packed too 🙂
And so fast to make. Thank you for stopping by. So happy you like it! 🙂
I love this tasty combo too: so pure gold!
Thank you for your nice comment. So happy you like it! Given the high nutrition level of beans and tuna, it is truly pure gold.
Oh I’d like to try it, but for the moment I can’t eat cannellini beans. I love beans 😦
Oh maybe you can try using boiled peanuts but I’m not sure if it will taste well.
Hope you can start eating beans soon.
Sincerely,
Danny
This is one of my favourites! I’ve actually just bought a bottle of really really good olive oil, which will be perfect for this. So thank you for reminding me how much I love tuna and beans, and I need to make this!!
Thank you Gabriela, I’ve yet to try really good olive oil. I dream of taking a holiday at an olive plantation so that I can taste the first cold press straight out from the machines. I’ve seen in documentary programs. They are cloudy green. Yum yum.
If you try this dish please let me know how it goes.
It went deliciously!! (though i confess to using parsley – not because I prefer, but that’s all my local shop had) I think the olive oil makes a big difference. And let me tell you, when you finally get to try really good oil, you will smile big and wide 😉
You are making me very jealous 🙂 I believe parsley should be even better for this recipe and glad it turn out well for you. Thank you for trying it out.
This looks great Danny! 🙂
Kenley
Thank you Kenley! Glad you like it 🙂
Yum, I love meals like this that come together so quickly and easily!
yes it’s a perfect side dish for a busy day. thank you for stopping by and liking it! 🙂
fast and delicious, what’s better than that?
Can’t agree more. And loads of proteins too!
Your salad looks really really good, healthy and delicious!!!!
Thank you for your kind words. The nice flavor from this combination did surprise me.
When it comes to making meals, the more canned stuff that does not need to be cooked, the better. This looks pretty darn good!
I wonder if there are recipe books on that. Thank you for stopping by and liking it. Try and see if it works for you.
I love it! I make this salad all the time, and was soon going to feature it as well! Great minds think alike, huh? 😉 A variation I love: mix in some thinly sliced fresh fennel bulb.
Hey, it’s exciting to know that I’m not the only one who thinks this is good. I love it very much too. Great minds connects 🙂 I’ve always wanted to try fennel bulb. It’s rare over here but I do see them once in a while. So I don’t cook it? Just add it raw?