Green Salad Bowl with Tuna

Adapted from a recipe in the Salad Lover's Cookbook, page 28.

This recipe is from a cookbook titled Salad Lover's Cookbook, printed in 1979. This sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 package frozen lima beans, (about 10 oz / 283 g)
1 package frozen cut green beans, (about 10 oz / 283 g)
1 package frozen artichoke hearts, (about 9 oz / 255 g)
3 cans tuna, drained, (about 6-7 oz / 170-198 g each)
1 cup Vinaigrette Dressing, plus more for serving, Shortcut
250 grams fresh spinach, rinsed and patted dry, (½ lb)
1 head Boston lettuce
3 spring onions, sliced, white and green parts
85 grams bleu cheese, crumbled, (3 oz)

Instructions

Cook each of the frozen vegetables following package instructions, drain.
Place green beans in a bowl, lima beans and artichoke hearts in another bowl, and the drained tuna in another bowl. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and the tuna. Allow the vegetables to cool completely, tossing occasionally. When cooled, cover all the bowls and place them in the fridge to chill.
When ready to prepare the salad, reserve some spinach leave. Tear the lettuce and remaining spinach into pieces, put the lettuce and spinach into a large salad bowl.
Line the edges of the bowl with the reserved spinach leaves, add the spring onion, green beans, and cheese.
Top with the lima beans, artichoke hearts, and tuna.
Serve with additional dressing as desired, and enjoy.

Notes

Some of the ingredients would be a bit of a challenge to find, if they are even in Thailand, but maybe in high end western markets, so for now, I will say this would be fair cost per serving. Replace the lima beans and artichoke hearts with local vegetables and this would be low cost per serving.

Shortcut: Vinaigrette Dressing.

Variant: 1. Feel free to add tomato, onion, and cucumber, any or all. 2. Replace the tuna with canned chicken or fresh cooked and cubed chicken.