Tuna, Chickpea and Green Bean Salad

Cucumber Crispbread
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Ingredients

  • ½ lb green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 (5-oz) cans albacore tuna packed in water, drained
  • 2 (15-oz) cans no-salt-added chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • ⅔ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2½ Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup chopped fresh basil
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook green beans in boiling water to cover 4 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
  2. Toss together green beans, tuna, chickpeas, tomatoes, and onion in a serving bowl.
  3. Drizzle oil and lemon juice over tuna mixture; sprinkle with basil, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp prepared horseradish
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 12 slices multigrain crispbread
  • 1 small English cucumber, sliced

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Combine mayonnaise, horseradish, and vinegar in a small bowl.
  2. Spread mayonnaise mixture over crispbread slices; top with cucumber, and sprinkle with desired amount of pepper.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
280
220
500
Fat (g) 14 15 29
Sat. Fat (g) 2 2 4
Protein (g) 19 5 24
Carb (g) 23 18 41
Fiber (g) 5 7 12
Sodium (mg) 500 250 750

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