Tuna and White Bean Salad
I really like tuna salad, but usually I make it a different way that involves a lot more veggies than you see here and around 20 different spices. No, I’m not kidding. It’s a weird spice blend I make that I use for a variety of things. One day, I’ll try to figure out the actual ratios for that blend, instead of always doing it visually, so I can share it with y’all!
Either way, sometimes I really do want to mix it up and eat a simpler tuna salad. Sometimes I also have random white beans leftover that need to be used. Much of what I cook at home revolves around not wasting food, so most of the time I poke about and see what is going to die a wasted death if I don’t pitter patter. For those of you unfamiliar with the “pitter patter” reference, I urge you to watch Letterkenny. It’s probably the single funniest show I’ve ever seen and is mostly a treasure trove of bizarre commentary and quotable lines. It’s a Canadian show similar to, but far better than, Trailer Park Boys.
Back to the food. This uses a spice blend called za’atar. If you don’t have that and it’s not in your local stores, you can make it!
Ingredients
2 cans tuna (I use water packed), drained
1 cup cooked white beans
1/3 cup red onion, finely diced
1 stalk celery, finely diced
1 pickle, finely diced
1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
1 tablespoon creole mustard
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon za'atar seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
Method
Mix all together. Chill, then eat on bread or spoon-to-mouth (my favorite!). Makes about 3 cups. This can be easily scaled for those of you who have to share or just really like tuna.
