Put Down Your Fork! Tuna And Bean Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons light olive oil or 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (20 ounce) can kidney beans or 1 (20 ounce) can great northern beans
• 1 (13 ounce) can albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked
• 2 scallions, sliced
• 1/4 cup red sweet bell peppers or 1/4 cup yellow sweet bell peppers or 1/4 cup orange sweet bell pepper, chopped
• 6 leaves bibb lettuce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in salad bowl, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, basil and black pepper.
• 2 add beans, tuna, scallions and sweet pepper and toss.
• 3 chill several hours for flavors to blend.
• 4 to make a beautiful presentation, serve on a leaf of bibb lettuce.