Recipe
Upgraded tuna niçoise
- SERVES 6
- DIFFICULTY Easy
- DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS Carb Conscious Dairy free Fat conscious Health conscious Pescatarian
- PREP TIME 5 minutes
- COOKING TIME 20 minutes
- WINE / SPIRIT PAIRING Woolworths Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir 2016
What you'll need
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| fennel bulbs, shaved | 2 |
| avocado oil, plus extra for drizzling | 1 tbsp |
| lemon, juiced | 1⁄2 |
| fingerling potatoes, boiled | 700 g |
| green beans, blanched | 200 g |
| Woolworths beetroot spaghetti, to taste | |
| watercress | 80 g |
| 170 g cans tuna, drained | 2 |
| 100 ml Woolworths cold-pressed meaner greener juice, for drizzling | 1 |
| Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
Instructions
Method
Shave the fennel bulbs, toss with avocado oil and the juice of a lemon, season and set aside.
Boil the fingerling potatoes until tender, adding green beans for 2 minutes to blanch. Drain.
Assemble the salad with a tangle of Woolworths beetroot spaghetti, watercress, cans of drained tuna, the potatoes, green beans and fennel.
Dress with Woolworths cold-pressed meaner greener juice shot, avocado oil and season to taste.
Related Species
Skipjack Tuna
Skipjack are generally smaller in size compared to other tuna species and also have shorter lifecycles, meaning they can start reproducing very early, after only one year. This has benefits for sustainability, and makes it one of the most abundant tuna species.
Find out more about Skipjack Tuna
