Potato Salad with Tuna and Vegetables is a fresh and light dish to serve as a side dish or light main course.
A simple salad perfect for any season, just replace some seasonal vegetables.
Fresh and light for the summer, warm or hot for cooler days, it often solves lunch or dinner.
The salad can be prepared to your liking, add or remove based on the calories to be taken.
If you are on a diet, use natural tuna, little oil and salt, otherwise for a very rich and tasty salad you can abound with other ingredients and seasonings.
Here is how to prepare this colorful potato salad, with a truly unique flavor.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
Ingredients for Potato Salad with Tuna and Vegetables
- 12.35 oz Green Beans
- 4 Potatoes (small)
- 10 Cherry Tomatoes
- 3.53 oz Tuna in Oil
- bunches Lamb's Lettuce
- 1 Red Tropea Onion
- to taste Oregano
- to taste Salt
- to taste Olive Oil
Tools
- Pot
- Bowl
Preparation for Potato Salad with Tuna and Vegetables
Wash and peel the potatoes, boil in salted water, with the pressure cooker to speed up the times, for about 15/20 minutes depending on their size.
Meanwhile, trim the green beans, wash them and set them aside and prepare the other seasonings.When the potatoes are cooked, remove them from the water and let them cool and always in the same water blanch the green beans for about 5/6 minutes, also add 2 teaspoons of vinegar, it helps to maintain the green color!
Once cooked, drain them, if you want to keep the color more alive, pass them in cold water and ice.
Cut the potatoes into cubes, halve the green beans and cherry tomatoes, cut the onion into thin strips, take the tuna fillets, lamb’s lettuce, basil leaves, oregano, and then assemble the dish.
Season everything with salt, oregano and drizzle with a good amount of extra virgin olive oil.
Tips and Variations
The potato salad with tuna and vegetables can be prepared with other vegetables, depending on the season.
Both fresh and frozen green beans can be used, for a richer salad you can add cheese cubes and other ingredients to your liking.
