Butter Bean, Tuna & Celery Seed

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• hot sauce, to taste
• 1/2 cup snipped chives
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 4 (3 1/2 ounce) cans italian tuna in olive oil, drained (or 2 6.5oz cans)
• 3 celery ribs, with leaves thinly sliced on the bias
• 2 (15 ounce) cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons drained capers
• sliced warm crusty bread (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the mustard & a drop or two of hot sauce, then slowly whisk in the olive oil.
• 2 stir in the chives and season the lemon-mustard vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• 3 in a large bowl, gently toss the drained tuna with the sliced celery, butter beans and capers.
• 4 add the lemon-mustard vinaigrette and toss to coat the salad.
• 5 season the salad with salt and pepper and serve at once.