Mediterranean tuna salad with creamy feta dressing
Rating
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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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