Mexican Black Bean and Tuna Salad in Pita Pockets
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 2 servings
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When packing this sandwich, put the tuna mixture in an airtight container. Cut the pita in half and pack it in a resealable plastic bag and put some leaf lettuce in another one. At lunchtime, your child can assemble the sandwich, and this way the pita bread wil not get soggy.
Ingredients
- 1 can (19 oz/540 ml) black beans , drained and rinsed1 1can (19 oz/540 ml) can (19 oz/540 ml)black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 stalk celery , diced1 1stalk celery, diced
- 2 green onions , thinly sliced2 2green oniongreen onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup salsa 1/4 1/4cup cupsalsa
- 1/4 cup corn 1/4 1/4cup cupcorn
- 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1tbsp tbsplemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 1 (7 oz/98 g) can water packed tuna , drained1 1(7 oz/98 g) (7 oz/98 g)can water packed tuna, drained
- 2 large pita pockets 2 2large pita pocketpita pockets
Preparation
In bowl, stir together beans, celery, green onions, salsa, corn, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Crumble tuna into mixture, stir gently to coat with mixture. Divide into 2 pita pockets.