Name: Crunchy tuna salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dressing; 1 lime, juiced; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 tablespoon palm sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 long red chilli, finely sliced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 395 gram can, flaked tuna, drained; 50 gram baby spinach leaves; 1/4 cup snow-pea sprouts; 50 gram carrot, cut into matchsticks; 1 lebanese cucumber, cut into batons; 1 bunch mint leaves; 1/3 cup crushed peanuts; 1/3 cup ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

Ingredients

Dressing

1 lime, juiced

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 tablespoon palm sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 long red chilli, finely sliced

1 clove garlic, crushed

395 gram can, flaked tuna, drained

50 gram baby spinach leaves

1/4 cup snow-pea sprouts

50 gram carrot, cut into matchsticks

1 lebanese cucumber, cut into batons

1 bunch mint leaves

1/3 cup crushed peanuts

1/3 cup ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

Method

1.In a large bowl, combine tuna, spinach, sprouts, carrot, cucumber, mint, peanuts and ginger.

2.In a jug, whisk all dressing ingredients together. Toss dressing through tuna salad and serve.

Swap tuna for salmon or shredded cooked chicken. For extra flavour, add 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
Note

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