Thursday, July 02, 2009

Tuna, beans and olives



This is a very easy lunch. It consists of a tin of tuna, drained; a tin of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; a large handful of Crespo, "Greek-style" olives, stoned; a tbsp of mayonnaise; and a dstsp of Encona hot pepper sauce. Parsley would have been a good addition. You need the olives not only for their tang, but to relieve the beigeness of the other ingredients.

3 comments:

Claire in France said...

You could also add diced red and yellow peppers, finely sliced shallots, red or spring onions.
Or you could make it with chickpeas or lima beans or even Puy lentils...

Nicholas Clee said...

Thanks, Claire. It's hardly worth giving a recipe, is it? Once you have the template, and you know what you like and what works together, you can introduce numerous variations.

Alex said...

Chopped boiled egg; new potatoes; tomatoes; french beans; shredded lettuce; shrimps; its a protein hit... I could go on. Ballbearings; sawdust; bicycle oil...