Creamy Lemon-Dill Tuna Salad

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    Updated on October 18, 2016
    Creamy Lemon-Dill Tuna Salad
    Start To Finish Time:
    20 mins
    Servings:
    6
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    Ingredients

    • 1 recipe Creamy Lemon-Dill Dressing, recipe below

    • 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained

    • 1 12 ounce can solid white tuna (water-pack), drained and broken into chunks

    • ½ cup halved red onion slices

    • ½ cup bottled roasted yellow or red sweet peppers, drained and chopped

    • 1 stalk celery, sliced

    • 2 tablespoon capers, drained, or 1/2 cup stuffed green olives, sliced (optional)

    • ½ 5 ounce package arugula baby spinach

    • 2 large tomatoes, sliced

    Creamy Lemon-Dill Dressing

    • ¾ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

    • 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard

    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

    • 1 tablespoon snipped fresh or 1/4 tsp. dried dill

    • 1 tablespoon honey

    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    • ⅛ teaspoon pepper

    Directions

    1. Prepare dressing. In bowl combine beans, tuna, and half the dressing. Stir in onions, peppers, celery, and capers. Serve over greens and tomato slices. Pass remaining dressing. Makes 6 servings.

    Creamy Lemon-Dill Dressing

    1. Combine mayonnaise or salad dressing, mustard, lemon juice, dill, honey, salt and pepper.

    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    343 Calories
    23g Fat
    18g Carbs
    20g Protein
    Nutrition Facts
    Servings Per Recipe 6
    Calories 343
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 23g 29%
    Saturated Fat 3g 15%
    Cholesterol 35mg 12%
    Sodium 686mg 30%
    Total Carbohydrate 18g 7%
    Total Sugars 5g
    Protein 20g
    Vitamin C 44.3mg 221%
    Calcium 50.5mg 4%
    Iron 1.3mg 7%
    Potassium 479mg 10%
    Folate, total 28.2mcg
    Vitamin B-12 0.9mcg
    Vitamin B-6 0.4mg

    *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.