Tuna and Bean Salad
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Loading...Tuna and Bean Salad is a classic of the Italian Summer, especially if you are by the sea: a very tasty salad that, unlike the others, can be prepared in advance and taken to the beach. Even simple Italian Cooking dishes, however, need care and passion: this is why I use fresh beans and an excellent Ventresca, the noblest and most valuable part of tuna in oil A final touch: the red onion cut into thin slices that adds taste and aroma.
Ingredients
- Fresh Bean to shell 700g
- Tuna Ventresca in Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 can (approx. 500g)
- Red Onion 1
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
Shell the fresh beans and put them in a large pot with plenty of cold water. Add a bay leaf and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cook for about 50 minutes over very low heat, until they are soft but still firm. Season the beans with salt, after about 40 minutes
During cooking, remove the foam and impurities that emerge on the surface of the water, in this way the beans will remain intact and will not fall apart
In the meantime, peel the onion, cut it into slices not too thin and immerse them for at least 1 hour in a bowl with water, two tablespoons of vinegar and a pinch of salt so that they lose some of their pungent flavor and become more digestible
Drain the beans and dress them, still hot, in a bowl with plenty of extra virgin oliveoil and salt
Transfer the warm beans to a serving dish, garnish with tuna fillets and onion slices. Season with a little more oil, salt and plenty of pepper
Notes
Tuna and Bean Salad is one of those dishes that in Italian Cooking we call "land and sea" because they wisely combine land products (here we have legumes) with fish. This is not a recipe but rather a “zero stress” dish that you can prepare in 2 minutes with canned beans and tuna However, I always try to do things right and I will explain, point by point, how to make a top Tuna and Bean Salad!
ItalianCookingTips
Instead of fresh beans you can use those in a jar … but always choose those in the glass jar that are of better quality and more sustainable
ItalianCookingTips
I tried using fresh tuna: no! I don’t recommend it. This salad tastes better if you choose excellent quality canned tuna … not only Italian, but also Spanish or Portuguese as well
ItalianCookingTips
Red onions add a tart, spicy taste that goes perfectly with beans. I cut them into large slices so that those who do not want to eat can easily identify and remove them
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