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    Home » Recipes » Main Course - Dinner Salads

    By Carol Published: Jan 19, 2022 Modified: Jan 19, 2022 | This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure.

    Tuna White Bean Salad with Artichokes

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    4.75 from 4 votes
    30 minutes

    Nix the boring tuna salad lunch with this easy, light, healthful, mayo-free Tuna, White Bean Salad with Artichokes! You can pull it together in about 30 minutes from items you probably already have in your pantry!

    Serve with my Pickled Grape Tomatoes on the side! Delicious!

    Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad in serving bowl with serving utensils on blue background.

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    • Why This Recipe is a Keeper!
    • How to Make Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad:
      • Recipe Ingredients:
      • Ingredient Notes:
      • Step-By-Step Instructions:
    • Chef Tips and Tricks:
    • Frequently Asked Questions:
    • Serve this tuna salad with:
    • Want more easy pantry-inspired salad ideas?  Be sure to try my:
    • Tuna White Bean Salad with Artichokes
      • Equipment
      • Ingredients  1x2x3x
      • Instructions 
      • Notes
      • Nutrition

    Why This Recipe is a Keeper!

    Sometimes people who cook for a living are so busy cooking for other people that we don't always eat well ourselves.  We need easy and healthy, too!

    When cooking for a client, I don't have time to sit down and enjoy lunch because I'm usually juggling five items at once.  A quick bite here and there is pretty much it so I usually take salads like this Tuna, White Bean Salad with Artichokes with me.

    Here's why this tuna salad is so perfect for me and why you'll love it too!

    • You can pull it together quickly and easily.
    • It's loaded with bold, vibrant flavors.
    • Most ingredients come from the pantry.
    • It's portable so it's a great grab-and-go lunch.
    Salad in serving bowl with serving utensils.

    How to Make Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad:

    Recipe Ingredients:

    Here’s everything you’ll need to make this recipe along with how to prep. See the tuna salad recipe card below for the exact quantities.

    Ingredients in glass bowls.

    Ingredient Notes:

    • Canned Tuna: Tuna--even canned--is a healthful addition to your diet and even with rising prices, the price is hard to beat.  Tuna is loaded with good healthful Omega fatty acids your heart LOVES! Here's the nutritional information on tuna from WebMD. I used chunk light water-packed tuna in this recipe, but oil-packed is fine, too. In fact, I think it tastes better but water-packed was what I had.
    • Canned Beans: Use cannellini (white kidney beans), navy or Great Northern beans. Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) are also a great option. Canned beans can be salty because they're packaged in their cooking liquid so drain them in a colander or sieve and rinse well.
    • Marinated Artichoke Hearts: I'm a fan of Kirkland Marinated Artichoke Hearts in the large jars but DeLallo in the 12-ounce jars is also a good brand. Whenever possible, I like to save that liquid and reuse it in the recipe I'm making such as in this salad or in another recipe because it's delicious! If using the large Kirkland jar, measure out 1 ½ cups artichokes and ½ cup of the marinade for this recipe. If the brand you're using doesn't have quite ½ cup marinade in the jar, add some olive oil to make ½ cup.
    • Capers: Capers are the green, unripened flower buds of the caper bush. They’re available near the pickled products area of your grocery store.

    Step-By-Step Instructions:

    • Gather and prep all the ingredients.
    • Drain the artichokes and reserve all the marinade. You should have approximately ½ cup. If not, add olive oil to make ½ cup.
    Dressing for Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad
    • Combine the artichoke hearts (chop if desired), the drained and rinsed beans, red onions, capers and oregano. Toss to combine.
    Ingredients for tuna salad in glass bowl before being combined.
    Artichokes and beans in glass bowl.
    • Pour the reserved marinade over the artichoke/bean combination.
    • Add red wine vinegar and lemon juice to taste.
    • Add the tuna last to keep it from falling apart and gently toss.
    Artichokes, beans and tuna in glass bowl.
    • Add more red wine vinegar and lemon juice if desired along with salt and black pepper to taste.
    • Serve with sliced or torn lettuce, butter lettuce, spinach or arugula and lemon wedges. Garnish with a few slivers of red onion and you're done!
    • MAKE AHEAD:  The salad will taste best within 1-2 days but I’ve enjoyed it just as much on day 3. If storing, don’t add any lettuce or greens as those will just wilt.
    Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad in serving bowl on blue background.

    Delicious! Pulled from the pantry, Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad tastes incredibly fresh!

    Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad in white serving bowl with silver serving utensils.

    Chef Tips and Tricks:

    • To bump up the flavor of water-packed tuna, pour the artichoke marinade over the tuna and let that sit while prepping the rest of the salad.
    • To bump up the flavor of dried herbs like the oregano in this tuna salad, take a pinch of herbs between your thumb and index finger and rub your fingers together while sprinkling the herbs into your dish.
    Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad in serving bowl with serving utensils.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    Is tuna salad good for you?

    Tuna is a healthy food. However, when many people make tuna salad, they make it with mayonnaise which has a whopping 1440 calories, 160 grams fat and 24 grams of saturated fat per cup along with 50% of your daily recommended sodium intake.

    What is the healthiest canned tuna?

    The healthiest canned tuna would be white albacore packed in water with no added salt.

    How long does Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad keep in the refrigerator?

    The salad will taste best within 1-2 days but I've enjoyed it just as much on day 3. If storing, don't add any lettuce or greens as those will just wilt.

    Serve this tuna salad with:

    • Loaded Roasted Eggplant Dip (Baba Ganoush)
    • Quinoa Parmesan Crisps
    • Quick Pickled Brussels Sprouts with Jalapeno

    Want more easy pantry-inspired salad ideas?  Be sure to try my:

    • Lemony Broccoli Barley and White Bean Salad
    • Warm Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad
    • Italian Kale Antipasto Salad
    • Sicilian Cauliflower Salad

    Get all my fresh and delicious main course salad recipes here! Main Course and Dinner Salads - From A Chef's Kitchen

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    Finished salad in white serving bowl with silver serving utensils.

    Tuna White Bean Salad with Artichokes

    4.75 from 4 votes
    By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
    Nix the boring tuna salad lunch with this easy, light, healthful, mayo-free Tuna, White Bean and Artichoke Salad! You can pull it together in about 30 minutes from items you probably already have in your pantry!
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course / Dinner Salads
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4
    Calories 254 kcal

    Equipment

    • Wusthof Chef Knife
    • Cutting Board
    • Oxo Sieve
    • Glass Mixing Bowls

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 jar (12-ounce) marinated artichoke hearts - chopped if desired
    • Olive oil - if needed to make ½ cup dressing from the marinade
    • 1 can (15-ounce) cannellini beans (white kidney beans) - or other white bean such as navy or Great Northern, drained and rinsed
    • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion - plus slivers for garnish
    • 1 tablespoon drained capers
    • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1-2 tablespoons red wine vinegar - to taste
    • 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice - (approximately ½ small lemon), to taste
    • 3 cans (5-ounces each) chunk light tuna - in water
    • Salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
    • Lettuce leaves
    • Lemon wedges

    Instructions
     

    • Drain the artichokes and reserve all the marinade. You should have approximately ½ cup. If not, add olive oil to make ½ cup.
    • Combine the artichoke hearts (chop if desired), the drained and rinsed beans, red onions, capers and oregano. Toss to combine.
    • Pour the reserved marinade over the artichoke/bean combination.
    • Add red wine vinegar and lemon juice to taste.
    • Add the tuna and gently toss.
    • Add more red wine vinegar and lemon juice along with salt and black pepper to taste.
    • Serve with sliced or torn lettuce, spinach or arugula and lemon wedges. Garnish with a few slivers of red onion.

    Notes

    To bump up the flavor of water-packed tuna, pour the artichoke marinade over the tuna and let that sit while prepping the rest of the salad.
    MAKE AHEAD:  The salad will taste best within 1-2 days but I've enjoyed it just as much on day 3. If storing, don't add any lettuce or greens as those will just wilt.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 433IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

    These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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