Tuna and Green Bean Salad

Name: Tuna and Green Bean Salad
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs slender green beans, trimmed, halved crosswise; 3 teaspoons salt, plus more; salt, to taste; 2 large red potatoes, diced; 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaf; 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley; 9 ounces canned tuna packed in oil, drained; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 3/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by alleycatb

"From the food network Giada De Laurentiis"

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

Salad
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs slender green beans, trimmed, halved crosswise
3 teaspoons salt, plus more
salt, to taste
2 large red potatoes, diced
8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
¹⁄₂ cup chopped fresh basil leaf
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
9 ounces canned tuna packed in oil, drained
Dressing
¹⁄₃ cup fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
¹⁄₃ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
³⁄₄ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

Cook the beans until they are cooked but still bright green in salted water do not drain.
Cook the potatos until they are just cooked in the same water add more salt.
Cool immediately with Ice water and dry .
place in serving bowl add tomatoes, basil, parsley, and tuna.
Mix the dressing and toss with salad
Add salt to taste.
Serve.

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