Garbanzo Bean Salad With Tuna And Creamy Lemon Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 4 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 head chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water (drained)
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans
• 1 cup chopped spring onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk together yogurt, mayo, mustard, lemon juice and zest in a small bowl to blend.
• 2 in a large bowl add lettuce, beans, tuna, onions, celery, tomatoes and parsley.
• 3 pour the dressing over the salad.
• 4 season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 toss to blend.
• 6 the lettuce can also be substituted for 4 cups of cooked pasta (the spiral kind works best i think).
• 7 or just leave out the lettuce completely, cut the yogurt in half and use the salad as a pita filling.