Whether it’s a Monday, following a weekend of errands, or it’s just been a long week, sometimes the urge to get creative in the kitchen goes MIA. That’s why this tinned tuna recipe is great — minimal prep, maximum nutrition and flavour. Talk about #BowlGoals…
“This is definitely a workday lunch solution waiting to happen. Make it in a lunchbox like this: potatoes, beans, tomatoes first, then herb thickener. Top with tuna mix, then the lettuce and a whole egg. If you do it in this order, the lettuce will stay crisp,” explains Lucy Tweed, creator of this recipe and author of Every Night Of The Week.
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What To Do Instead Of Spending Hours In The Kitchen Tonight
This recipe is so quick and easy, you can devote the time you would’ve spent preparing dinner (and lunch) to get mindful instead. Research has found that 30 minutes of meditation a day is enough to stave off anxiety and depression.
The app Insight Timer has the largest free library of guided meditation in the world — over 130 000 tracks to be exact! You can browse by time and the app will recommend other content based on that.
Got half an hour to spare for your mental health? Our fave 30-minute guided practices: “Accepting And Letting Go” from Andy Hobson and the “30-Minute Body Scan” from Elisha Goldstein.
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Tinned Tuna Nicoise Salad Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- 1 Salad Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Herb thickener
Tuna Mix
- 2 185g tins tuna in oil, drained
- 3 Tbsp Flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 3-4 Tbsp Gherkins pickled with dill, chopped
- 2 Tbsp Red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tsp 2 tsp Baby capers, chopped
- 3 Tbsp Dill, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salad
- 8 Baby potatoes, boiled in very salty water until tender, then sliced
- 250 grams Green beans, tails trimmed, blanched
- 4 Whole Tomatoes, sliced
- 4 Boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthways
- 2 Baby cos lettuces, trimmed, washed and quartered
Instructions
- Boil your eggs and potatoes. 7-minute eggs work well at sea level; add a minute or 2 if you’re on the Highveld (seriously, altitude impacts your boiled eggs). Drain, cool and peel eggs; slice eggs and potatoes.
- For the tuna mix, combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Same for the salad ingredients.
- Divide the salad and tuna mix among four bowls and drizzle with the herb thickener.
Kelleigh Korevaar
Kelleigh is the Managing Editor of Women’s Health. When she’s not convincing her colleagues to try the latest TikTok trends, you can find her planning a holiday that never leaves the group chat, binge-reading or eating her way through Cape Town.
