Asparagus Tuna Salad with Corn and Beans
A fresh asparagus tuna salad featuring corn, beans, and a zesty dressing. Try this recipe and others from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 0.5 head of romaine lettuce
- Salt
- sugar
- 0.5 untreated lemon
- 500 g white asparagus
- 200 g canned kidney beans
- 200 g canned corn
- 350 g canned tuna in its own juice
- 3 spring onions
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp chili sauce
- 1 tbsp chives
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- black pepper (from the mill)
Instructions
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1.
Separate and wash the salad leaves, dry them, and line the bowl edges with them.
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2.
In a pot bring plenty of salted water to a boil with a pinch of salt and half a lemon. Peel the asparagus, cut off the woody ends, and simmer the spears in the just-boiling water for 15-20 minutes. Rinse the beans and corn under a sieve, drain well. Drain the tuna and flake it into pieces with a fork. Rinse the spring onions, shake dry, and slice into thin rings.
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3.
For the dressing whisk together vinegar, chili sauce, and chives; fold in the oil and season with salt and pepper.
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4.
Remove the asparagus from the broth, rinse briefly, cut into 4-5 cm pieces, and mix with beans, corn, and spring onions. Distribute onto the prepared bowls, drizzle with dressing, and serve immediately.