This Spinach Salad with Tuna and Olives is simple and tasty, perfect for lunch break even at the office.
Rich in nutrients and very easy to make, you can turn it into a main dish by simply adding boiled potatoes cut into slices.
You’ll see that the Salad of Spinach with Tuna and Olives enriched with anchovies will be very appreciated not only to accompany a second dish of fish.
Below, as always, I leave you other recipes perfect for lunch breaks even at the office, and then we go right under the photo to discover the Tuna and Spinach Salad with Anchovies!!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 249.02 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 5.18 (g) of which sugars 0.59 (g)
- Proteins 22.77 (g)
- Fat 16.03 (g) of which saturated 2.53 (g)of which unsaturated 6.63 (g)
- Fibers 3.02 (g)
- Sodium 961.96 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Spinach Salad with Tuna and Olives
- 14 oz baby spinach
- 9 oz canned tuna in oil (drained)
- 3.5 oz Taggiasca olives
- 6 fillets anchovies in oil
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsps lemon juice (optional)
Preparation
Wash the baby spinach very well and dry it between 2 dish towels.
Chop the anchovy fillets very well and mix them with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and lemon juice if you want.
Arrange the baby spinach, well-drained tuna, and Taggiasca olives on a serving platter.
Dress with the tuna and oil sauce, garnish with fresh chopped parsley, and if you like, some freshly ground black pepper.
Serve immediately.
Tips and Variations
If you want to make it richer, add 2 boiled potatoes cut into thin slices.
To give a crunchy note, you can add chopped walnuts on top.
If you prefer, you can use fresh basil instead of parsley.
You can use any olives you prefer, whether black, green, or stuffed.
Canned tuna in oil is fine as well as natural tuna.
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