Spinach Tuna Dinner Salad Recipes

TUNA SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed. Season to taste with extra salt and pepper and serve!

LARGE WHITE BEAN, TUNA AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse the beans and combine with the water in a soup pot. Add the halved onion, the crushed garlic cloves, the bay leaf and the sage leaves. Bring to a gentle boil, add salt to taste, cover and boil very gently for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender (sometimes they take longer, about 2 hours; it depends in part on the age of the beans). Remove from the heat. Set a colander over a bowl and drain the beans. Discard the bay leaf, onion, garlic cloves and sage. Some of the beans will have slipped out of their skins and fallen apart, but most should be intact. The broth can be used for a soup or pasta sauce.
• Meanwhile, prepare the spinach and the dressing. Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, minced or puréed garlic, mustard, salt to taste and the olive oil.
• In a large bowl, gently toss together the beans and the tuna. Don't worry if some of the lima beans fall apart. Add the mint, half the chives and half the dressing and toss again. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss the spinach with the remaining dressing. Line a platter or wide bowl with the spinach, top with the tuna, and sprinkle the remaining chives over the top. Garnish with red onions and black olives if desired, and serve.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH TUNA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, Dijon, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Place dressing in a resealable plastic bag or airtight container. Place spinach, grapes, and onion, if using, in another airtight container (separate from dressing). Refrigerate, up to overnight.
• Just before serving, drain tuna, add to salad, and toss with dressing. Include flatbreads, if desired.

NEW POTATO, TUNA & SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• COOK THE POTATOES: Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Tip in the potatoes, bring back to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes until tender.
• MAKE THE DRESSING: Whisk the pesto with the olive oil and white wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
• BRING IT ALL TOGETHER: Drain the potatoes and, while they are still hot, tip them into a large bowl with the spinach, peppers and dressing. Toss everything together so the heat from the potatoes gently wilts the spinach and the dressing coats all the leaves. Now add the tuna and carefully toss again to keep the tuna in fairly large flakes. Pile on to plates and serve immediately.

GRILLED TUNA ON SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• For the tuna, in a small bowl combine the oil, cumin, coriander, paprika, lime peel, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Rub spice mixture on both sides of tuna steaks.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Grill tuna 8-10 minutes or until fish is opaque throughout, turning over once.
• Remove from grill.
• For the salad, with a whisk, mix oil, lime juice, sugar, cumin, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Add spinach, cucumber and radishes.
• Toss to coat.
• Cut fish into 1/2 inch slices.
• Arrange spinach salad on four dishes and top with fish.

TUNA SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except for spinach and dressing. Place one cup spinach in each bowl, top with tuna mixture and sprinkle on 2 tablespoons (or to taste) dressing on each salad. For a great luncheon salad, serve with whole wheat crackers.