Tuna Salad with Fresh Basil and Lemon

Ingredients

This recipe is extremely easy and will come in handy if you eat as much tuna as I do and look for new ways to serve it. This salad has a wonderful lemon-basil twist to it. Serve it as a side dish or on a roll as a sandwich. This recipe will serve 2 people.

• 1 12-oz can tuna, drained, flaked
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 white onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp fresh lemon zest
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Combine tuna, bell pepper, onions, celery, and herbs in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine mayonnaise, mustard, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Stir the mayo mixture into the salad. You're done! Easy peasy.
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Inspired by a recipe found in "Salads", Metro Books, p. 90.