This Healthy Tuna Salad Recipe is an easy and delicious way to add a variety of nutrients to your diet, including lean protein, healthy fat, and important vitamins and minerals.This tuna salad is perfect on a sandwich, over greens or as an appetizer with your favorite crackers. 

HEALTHY TUNA SALAD RECIPE

Today I am excited to share this Italian spin on traditional tuna salad.  

We love tuna in our house and often make this Italian Tuna Salad, Mediterranean Tuna Salad, Tropical Tuna Stuffed Avocado, Mediterranean Tuna Patties Recipe or this Mediterranean Tuna Pasta Salad.

This spin on tuna salad mixes fresh Italian parsley, mashed white beans, tuna, onions and a lemony vinaigrette.

The idea came when I was talking with my Aunt over the holidays about my upcoming blog posts and I mentioned one of them involved tuna.  

This led to her telling me about a trip to Spain where she ate an Italian style tuna salad that she loved and I knew I had to recreate it.

The thought of lemon, tuna and fresh Italian parsley sounded perfect to me in this Healthy Tuna Salad Recipe! 

If you follow my Instagram you know I sometimes share teasers for upcoming posts and this was one of those.

Italian Tuna Salad has quickly become one of my favorite lunch options during the week.

Tuna is packed full of health benefits including including lean protein, healthy fat, and important vitamins and minerals so it fits right into my focus on eating even healthier in 2015. New Year, New You!

HOW DO YUOU MAKE A HEALTHY TUNA SALAD

This Italian Tuna Salad is easy to throw together.

Start by partially mashing up your white beans using the back of a spoon or a potato masher. Set that bowl aside.

Next mix the tuna, Italian parsley, onion and celery together.

Add the white beans and stir it together.

Drizzle the lemon juice and olive oil over the tuna salad and combine.

Taste the tuna salad and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over a bed of greens, on a sandwich or as an appetizer with crackers.

If you like tuna salad sandwiches but want to try something a little different this is your answer. 

WAYS TO MODIFY THIS TUNA SALAD RECIPE:

VEGETABLES: Of course you can add a variety of other vegetables to this salad. I especially like red onion, celery, carrots, radish, bell peppers and green onions. 

CHEESE: There is a variety of cheese options that would work nicely in this salad. Try feta, goat, mozzarella or cheddar cheese. 

BEANS: I used white beans in this recipe but any bean would be great. I especially love chickpeas or black beans. 

GREENS: Greens are a great way to dress up this salad. Arugula, swiss chard, kale or spinach work nicely.

HERBS: Fresh herbs take this salad to the next level. Try chives, dill, parsley or basil. 

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