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Tuna, Pesto and Rice Salad

  • Info5 a day
  • InfoLunchbox
  • InfoLow in fat
  • InfoReady in 30 minutes

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Ingredients (Serves 2, easily doubled)

  • 110g/4oz brown basmati rice
  • 140g/5oz frozen peas
  • 140g/5oz cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 tbsp pesto
  • 1 x 185g can of John West Tuna Chunks in Brine, drained
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Cook the brown basmati rice in plenty of salted water according to packet instructions, until tender. Then, just before it’s done, add the frozen peas and bring back to the boil, then drain and cool.
  2. Stir in the cherry tomatoes, pesto and the Tuna chunks. Season to taste and serve

Nutritional information (per serving)

  • 465kcals
  • 30g protein
  • 15g fat (of which 1g saturated)
  • 57g carbohydrate (of which 4g sugar)
  • 5g fibre

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