Made Myself Supper

[chomiji]

The Mr. went out after work to a retirement investing seminar, because we're approaching that stage of things. The presenting company fed the participants, so I was on my own.

I didn't really feel like cooking. I snagged a piece of cheese (goat gouda) right after I walked in the door (my usual practice; I get myself a couple of different small bits of cheese every week and drop an ounce or so when I get home) and then decided I wanted something with beans, because the Mr. rarely wants them (classic bean and ham soup is about it for him).

I found a white bean and tuna salad online, but I didn't have all the ingredients. So I faked it.

I cut the amounts in half, because I was the only diner, and besides I only I had one can of tuna! I didn't have red onion, so I used a yellow one, small, cut in half (tucked the rest away for future reference). I sliced and diced it fine, and put it to marinate in the white wine vinegar (raw onions and I don't always get along; marinating them in something acid helps).

I chucked in some Seggiano semi-dry Mediterranean herbs (I just discovered this product, it's great), subbed Italian parsley for the watercress, cut a couple of baby carrots very fine because I wanted more veg. No capers, so I diced a couple of No. 1 Sons crispy garlic dill pickle spears. Drained and rinsed the beans, drained the tuna before I remembered that the recipe *wanted* the tuna oil. So I had to add a little olive oil back. Decided I wanted a little more zip, so I threw in a tablespoon or so of bottled lime juice.

It's pretty good, and pretty much what I wanted. I put half of it away for later.

Comments

[badtzhobby]

That sounds really yummy. I bet the leftover will be tasty tomorrow, too.

[theskywasblue]

Sounds tasty.

Raw onions and I don't always agree either...I've never thought of trying to marinate them first.