Recipes

Butter Bean, Tuna and Celery Salad

Name: Butter Bean, Tuna and Celery Salad
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup snipped chives; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; Four 3 1/2-ounce cans Italian tuna in olive oil, drained; 3 celery stalks with leaves, thinly sliced on the bias; Two 15-ounce cans butter beans, drained and rinsed; 1 1/2 tablespoons drained capers

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Big, creamy butter beans give a tuna and celery salad terrific heartiness. The salad would also be delicious spooned over slices of warm grilled country bread. More Main-Course Salads

By Melissa Rubel Jacobson

Updated on May 15, 2019

Butter Bean, Tuna and Celery Salad — Photo: © Antonis Achilleos

Total Time:

20 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup snipped chives
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Four 3 1/2-ounce cans Italian tuna in olive oil, drained
3 celery stalks with leaves, thinly sliced on the bias
Two 15-ounce cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 tablespoons drained capers

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the mustard, then slowly whisk in the olive oil. Stir in the chives and season the lemon-mustard vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
In a large bowl, gently toss the drained tuna with the sliced celery, butter beans and capers. Add the lemon-mustard vinaigrette and toss to coat the salad. Season the salad with salt and pepper and serve at once.

Serve With

Crusty bread.

Suggested Pairing

Crisp, citrusy Sauvignon Blanc.