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Tuna, White Bean, Roasted Pepper Salad, Cream Dijon Dressin

The Dijon mustard in the dressing gives this easy salad extra kick

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup 59mlMayonnaise
1/4 cup 59mlOlive oil
3 tablespoons 45mlDijon mustard
2 tablespoons 30mlChampagne vinegar
  = (or white wine vinegar)
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground balck pepper - to taste
5 cups 550g / 19ozMixed baby greens
1   Small white beans - (15 oz) - rinsed, drained
2/3 cup 97g / 3.4ozChopped drained roasted red peppers - from a jar
1/3 cup 20g / 0.7ozChopped red onion
1   Chunk light tuna - (12 oz)
2/3 cup 157mlKalamata olives - pitted, halved
  = (or other brine-cured black olives

Recipe Instructions

Whisk first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)

Toss greens in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Place greens in center of 4 plates. Toss beans, red peppers and onion in medium bowl with enough dressing to coat. Top greens with bean mixture, then tuna, dividing equally. Garnish with olives and serve.

This recipe yields 4 main-course servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, March 2001

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