Salad of spring greens, peas, tuna and lemon
Serves 4
250g green beans (or asparagus), trimmed and halved diagonally
100g snow peas, trimmed
1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)
1 cup baby salad greens
2 x 185g cans tuna in spring water, drained and flaked
1 cup canned artichoke hearts
¼ cup torn fresh basil leaves
Lemon dressing
Juice of 1 lemon
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt Freshly ground black pepper
1. Cook beans, snow peas and peas in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes, until just tender to the bite but still bright green. Drain well and refresh in ice-cold water to cool, then drain again.
2. Place salad greens in a large salad bowl. Scatter over cooked beans and peas, flaked tuna and drained artichoke hearts.
3. Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle lemon dressing evenly over salad, garnish with basil leaves and serve.
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