Mediterranean Tuna Salad and a Give-away

This Mediterranean tuna salad is a super easy to put together as a small plate meal or a filling appetizer. Made mostly from ingredients that you already have on your shelf, all you need to complete the recipe is a handful of fresh parsley, a juicy lemon, and a box of crispy crackers. It doesn’t get any easier than that.

Instead of using the predictable celery and mayonnaise, this version of tuna salad is mixed with fresh herbs, roasted red peppers, and white beans. You might say it’s a sophisticated tuna salad tossed with flavors from the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean Tuna Salad 
You Can Trust a Skinny Cook by Allison Fishman – serves 4

1- 15 ½ ounce can small white beans, rinsed and drained well
2- 5 oz cans Italian tuna in oil, drained (or any good tuna)
1 cup roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 cup roasted red peppers, rinsed, drained, and sliced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 crisp hearty crackers or slices of a French baguette

In a medium bowl, combine the white beans, tuna, parsley, red peppers, and capers and toss well to combine. Drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice, toss gently, and season to taste with the salt and pepper. Serve with crisp hearty crackers or crisp bread.

In celebration of my 500th follower, I thought a petite give-away was in order.  Since I know many of you enjoy reading about France as much as I do, the perfect book to show my appreciation of your reading my blog had to be a copy of the delightful book Paris was Ours by Penelope Rowlands. The book is an accumulation of thirty-two diverse writer’s stories about how they were outsiders who became insiders in the City of Light. They share their observations and revelations about the world’s most seductive city.

From Patricia Well’s husband Walter, “Much of the early immigrant experience was often entertaining, but it was also hard. We both cried the first night I came home from the Tribune and found Patricia already in tears. I realized how lonely she was and remember saying to her, “This is the worst mistake I have ever made and it’s the worst time of my life.” 

From David Lebowitz, “I know for sure I’ve made it here when I buy outfits specifically for taking out the garbage.” 

From Veronique Vienne, “Parisians approach parting with money as they do foreplay: with plenty of time to spare.”

The give-away is my way of saying thanks for following and supporting My Carolina Kitchen. The give-away is reserved for followers only and it also includes those who follow by email. If a reader outside the US wins, I will gladly ship it to you wherever you are. If you leave an Anonymous comment, please leave a way I can get in touch with you should you win. Their will be only one winner and the name will be announced this same time next week.

So the give-away is simple – if you are a follower, leave a comment saying so and also tell me if you would love to live in Paris and why.

This recipe is being shared with Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge Farm, Miz Helen’s Country Kitchen’s Full Plate Thursday, Foodie Friday at Not Your Ordinary Recipes, and On the Menu Monday at Stone Gable.