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Mediterranean tuna salad with creamy feta dressing

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Ingredients

3 servings
  • 3 tightly packed cups finely chopped curly kale (~6 - 7 kale stems, yes really!) (Note 1)
  • 2 tomatoes (, chopped into 1 cm / 1/3" squares (use the juices too!)
  • 1 red capsicum / bell pepper (, chopped into 8mm / 1/3" squares)
  • 1 cucumber (, cut lengthwise into 6 or 8 wedges, the chopped into 8mm/1/3" pieces)
  • 1 cup roughly chopped parsley leaves
  • 8 red radish (, chopped into 8mm / 1/3" squares (sub 1 small red onion or 2 green onion stems)
  • 1/2 cup whole pitted kalamata olives (, cut into quarters)
  • 50g/ 1.5 oz Danish feta (the creamy sort, not crumbly Greek feta) (Note 2)
  • 425g/ 15 oz canned tuna in oil
  • 100g/ 3.5 oz Danish feta (Note 2)
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 small garlic clove
  • 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp water (, if needed)
  • Pita bread pockets (, warmed, cut in half)
  • Also see Dressing extra flavour options (Note 4)
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Preparation

Step 1

Dressing - Put all the ingredients EXCEPT the water in a jug just large enough to fit the head of a stick blender. Blitz until smooth. Add water 1 tsp at a time until it's a thick drizzle-able consistency (don't dilute flavour too much). Then taste and add more salt if needed (feta saltiness varies by brand).

Step 2

Salad - Place all the salad ingredients EXCEPT the feta and tuna in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing, toss. Crumble feta in, toss (it will smear - we like!). Add the tuna and gently toss, trying to keep some chunks rather than it all crumbling into tiny pieces.

Step 3

Taste and add more lemon if desired (I enjoy this on the tart side - tuna can take it!).

Step 4

Serve in bowls with spoons for digging in! Tuck warm pita pockets on the side, or use the tuna salad to stuff inside the pita (it's sooooo good!).

Step 5

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