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Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon

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Pescatarian rice salad boxes with tuna, cucumber, sweetcorn, peas, tomatoes, dill, lemon, and a light Greek yoghurt dressing.

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30 min545 kcal4 base servingsLunchPescatarianGluten FreeRice SaladMeal PrepFilling Lunch
ContainsFish, Milk
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Focus ingredients: tuna, basmati rice, cucumber, dill

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Chill within 1 hour if packing ahead and keep cold until lunchtime.

Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 300g basmati rice
  • 2 tins tuna
  • 1 cucumber
  • 200g frozen peas
  • 1 tin sweetcorn
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 150g Greek yoghurt
  • 1 lemon
  • 15g fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

saucepan with lid, baking tray, mixing bowl, whisk, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 1: Prepare the salad ingredients.
    Step 1

    Prepare the salad ingredients

    Rinse the basmati rice, drain the tuna and sweetcorn, dice the cucumber, halve the tomatoes, chop the dill, and zest and juice the lemon.

    12 min
  2. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 2: Cook the rice and peas.
    Step 2

    Cook the rice and peas

    Tip the rice into a saucepan with 600ml water and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes. Scatter the peas on top, cover again, and cook for 2 minutes more.

    14 min
  3. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 3: Cool the rice.
    Step 3

    Cool the rice

    Spread the rice and peas on a tray for 8 minutes so they steam dry and cool slightly before dressing.

    8 min
  4. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 4: Make the dressing.
    Step 4

    Make the dressing

    Whisk the Greek yoghurt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, Dijon mustard, lemon zest, half the lemon juice, black pepper, and a pinch of salt until spoonable.

    4 min
  5. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 5: Toss the salad.
    Step 5

    Toss the salad

    Fold the rice, peas, tuna, cucumber, sweetcorn, tomatoes, dill, and dressing together gently so the tuna stays in flakes.

    4 min
  6. Tuna Cucumber Rice Salad Boxes with Dill and Lemon cooking step 6: Pack and finish.
    Step 6

    Pack and finish

    Divide between four lunch boxes and squeeze over the remaining lemon juice just before eating.

    3 min