July 16, 2013

Lemon Mint Tuna Salad

…and I’m back.

Long overdue in posting what I consider my favorite and most frequently used summer salad recipe.  If you were to describe this recipe in one word ‘fresh’ definitely comes to mind.  At its core this is a bunch of diced up veggies, kale, canned tuna, and dressing.  Not too complicated but there is quite a bit of prep work involved so make sure you have a nice sharp knife and at least an hour before diving in.  In one sense all of the prep can be seen as a negative but for anyone starting out in cooking this is a great recipe to practice knife skills on several different varieties of vegetables.  I’ve included links to YouTube videos in the description if you need a little assistance.

There are still 67 days of summer left on the day of writing this so plenty of time to enjoy this one!

Bonus: I used to make this recipe using spring mix and maybe a few different ingredients.  Check out a photo album recipe of that here.

Adapted from Tuscan Tuna Salad with Fennel 

Lemon Mint Tuna Salad

By July 16, 2013

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

Instructions

Add to a large bowl diced onion[1], fennel[2], celery[3], bell peppers[4], jalapeno peppers[5], and pablano pepper[6]. Drain olives and chop[7] to about 1/8-1/4 inch thickness then add to bowl. Finally add a few generous pinches of salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Remove stems from kale[8], wash, and tear into bite size pieces (approximately an inch in diameter).

To a blender/food processor add 3/4 cup EVOO, juice of 4 lemons and a pinch of salt. Blend on high until all ingredients are combined then pour into small jar.

If you will be serving immediately combine all ingredients and tuna into a large bowl and mix. However I find that this recipe keeps in the refrigerator much better if you keep the tuna separate and only combine prior to the meal.

[1] http://vimeo.com/22709715
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0OCAnBYq8
[3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92AgNb9g6Fs
[4] http://www.ehow.com/video_2346573_dice-bell-pepper.html
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TaDYo3vic
[6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKap018z0rs
[7] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGPzJJutPg
[8] http://youtu.be/l5ALIVc-oqs?t=37s

 

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