Simply Salvia

Tuna and white bean lettuce cups

A ten-minute snack with 22g of protein and nothing to cook.

10 min2 servings240 cal22g proteinLow GI

Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

  • 1 can (5 oz) tuna in olive oil, drained
  • ¾ cup cannellini beans, rinsed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tbsp red onion, finely diced
  • 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 6 to 8 baby gem lettuce leaves

Method

  1. 1Flake the tuna into a bowl and add the beans, crushing about a third of them with a fork.
  2. 2Stir through the olive oil, lemon juice, onion and parsley. Season well.
  3. 3Spoon into the lettuce leaves.

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