Lentil, Lemon and Tuna Salad. Very French. Very good.
RECIPE IDEA: Lentil, Lemon and Tuna Salad. Excellent combination. Beautiful presentation. Yummy.
Hi. It’s Lois in the kitchen at Recipe Idea Shop with another Dorie Greenspan recipe. Greenspan is an American who lived in France and learned to make many French dishes. (Can you say Julia Child, anyone?) I love her recipes and this one is no exception. Without her inspiration, I would not have tried tuna with lentils. I’m very glad I tried it. Now you try it.
Lentil, Lemon and Tuna Salad
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 2 teaspoons black olive tapenade (store-bought is fine)
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cups cooked [url href=”https://recipeideashop.com/french-green-lentils/”]French Green Lentils[/url], preferably still warm
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice plus the zest of 1/2 a lemon
- 2 scallions, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
- 1 5- to 6-ounce can of chunk light tuna, packed in oil (or packed in water, drained, then add 1 T olive oil to the tuna and stir to combine)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the cooked lentils in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl, stir together the mustard and tapenade.
- Add vinegar and olive oil to the mustard sauce; shake or whisk until the vinaigrette is well blended.
- Pour the dressing over the lentils and stir to combine.
- Stir the lemon, zest and scallions into the salad.
- Drain the tuna and if you need to add olive oil, stir the oil into the tuna.
- Then flake the tuna over the lentils.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss to combine.
- Cover and chill the salad for a couple of hours to enhance the flavors, or simply serve immediately. [br] [url href=”https://recipeideashop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RIS_LOGO-22-e1436274250987.jpg”][img src=”https://recipeideashop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RIS_LOGO-22-e1436274250987.jpg” width=”300″ height=”62″ class=”alignleft size-full” title=”RIS_LOGO-2″][/url]
Lentil, Lemon and Tuna Salad Nutrition Label. Recipe serves 4 as an entree or 8 as an appetizer.