Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fruity extra-virgin olive oil
- plus more for drizzling
- Two 6-ounce cans olive oilpacked tuna
- drained and broken into large chunks
- One 19-ounce can cannellini beans
- drained and rinsed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 24 pitted Calamata olives
- coarsely chopped
- 2 cups thickly sliced celery hearts and leaves
- 2 tablespoons capers
- drained
- or if packed in salt
- rinsed
- 2 heaping tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 roasted red peppers from a jar or 4 piquillo peppers from a jar
- Kosher salt
- 4 lemon slices
- for garnish
Instructions
- Pour the lemon juice into a large bowl and slowly whisk in 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Add the tuna, cannellini beans, olives, sliced celery, capers, parsley, lemon zest and garlic and toss gently.
- Season with pepper, cover and set aside.
- Halve the roasted red peppers lengthwise and arrange on plates, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt.
- Spoon the tuna salad over the peppers and drizzle with more olive oil.
- Garnish with the lemon slices and serve.
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