Mangia Con Elena

  Italian Cannellini Bean (White Kidney Beans)and Tuna Salad IG: @mangia.con.elena Another classic quick Italian salad. This salad is traditionally made with just cannellini beans (white kidney beans) , tuna and onions but I like to add crunch to my salads by adding celery and making it even more nutritious by adding fresh tomatoes, peppers and parsley. I enjoy the tuna but I have members of my family that do not so I will add the tuna in later as a topping to my salad and everyone can add what protein or dairy that they like!  Add some crusty bread and finito! I have to admit that I wasn’t a big fan of beans growing up. I am pretty sure it’s because we ate them all the time and there was a period where we ate pasta è fagioli everyday ( It probably wasn’t everyday but in my mind it was). My parents grew their own beans and my mother would add day old bread and make it into ribollita as well (still can’t eat ribollita with bread). It was a tough time when my dad’s mining company went on