Black Bean Tuna Salad

GaylaJ's Note:

A quick and healthy tuna salad with a different twist. I put this together for lunch today, just tossing together what sounded good. The flavors came together nicely, I thought, so I am posting the recipe. It was great served in a whole-wheat tortilla.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 (6 ounce) cans solid albacore tuna , drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , drained and rinsed (I do this in a strainer)
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies , drained
• 3 tablespoons chopped red onions
• 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup mayonnaise (I used light)
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, flake tuna with a fork; add beans, chiles, onions, and cilantro and toss to combine.
2. In a small bowl, stir together remaining ingredients; add to tuna mixture and carefully toss to incorporate ingredients.
3. Taste and adjust seasonings, if desired.

Reviews

[ShortieNJ]

i loved this. made with greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise - my usual substitution, put it in a wrap...phenomenal lunch :-) i'll be making this again. thanks for posting

[j9cowie]

Loved it! Was very surprised how many levels of flavour there were. Easy recipe to modify . Tried it with a bit of salsa in it and that was good too. Perfect for a picnic when you are trying to be healthy! A keeper

[Motivated Mama]

Great recipe! I made a few changes, though: Used canned chicken instead of tuna, red bell peppers, white onion & parsley just because I had them on hand. I served it with whole wheat pitas but it was fantastic on it's own and even better the day after. My hubby said it would be great on corn tortillas too. Thanks for posting!