– Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette –
When summer time comes around I start eating a lot more salads, why? because they´re light, healthy and fresh. This Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette is the perfect salad to enjoy during these hot summer months. Super easy to make, healthy and done in under 30 minutes. This salad is seriously over the top good, so many great textures and flavors to it and the homemade lemon vinaigrette really takes it to the next level. If you´re looking for a summer salad that really elevates in flavor and presentation, this here Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette will rock your world.
– Easy to Make Homemade Lemon Vinaigrette –
Like I stated before, this Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette is done in under 30 minutes, and that includes making a homemade lemon vinaigrette! In my opinion there is nothing better than making your own dressing for your salads, they taste better, they´re cheaper and you know exactly what you´re putting into your body. This homemade lemon vinaigrette is incredibly simple to make and has an amazing balance of flavors to it. Watch the video below on How to Make this Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette or check out the recipe card below, which you can print. Salud!
Watch the Video Below on How to Make a Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Grilled Tuna & White Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD
- -1 tuna steak
- -2 cups arugula
- -1/2 cup jarred white beans
- -1/2 red onion
- -8 cherry tomatoes
- -Sea Salt
- -Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
FOR THE LEMON VINAIGRETTE
- -2 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
- -1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- -1/4 tsp white wine vinegar
- -1/4 tsp white sugar
- -Sea Salt
- -Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
Instructions
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Drizzle 1 tuna steak with extra virgin Spanish olive oil on both sides and season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper on both sides as well, set aside
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Add about 2 cups of fresh arugula into a shallow bowl, then thinly slice 1/2 of a red onion and add on top of the arugula, cut about 8 cherry tomatoes in half and add them on top of the arugula, add 1/2 cup of rinsed jarred white beans on top of the arugula and then season everything with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
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Heat a grilling pan with a medium-high heat, once the pan get´s hot add the tuna steak and cook for 2 minutes per side (the thickness of my fillet was 1/2 inch thick), then transfer the cooked tuna steak to a cutting board and cut it into slices that are about 1/2 inch thick, then gently add the tuna steak on top of the salad
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For the final step you want to make the simple homemade lemon vinaigrette, add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil into a bowl, also add 1/2 a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice, a 1/4 teaspoon of white wine vinegar and a 1/4 teaspoon of white sugar, then lightly season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and whisk everything together until well combined
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Drizzle the lemon vinaigrette on top of the salad and serve at once
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite
I am loving grilling season now! I haven’t tried grilling tuna yet, but can’t wait to try! This looks so delicious and refreshing 🙂
26 . Jun . 2018Spain on a Fork
Grilling season is the best! thanks for the comment Brittany 🙂
27 . Jun . 2018