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Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime

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Speedy pescatarian rice noodle salad with tuna, cucumber, carrot, spring onions, lime, coriander, and soy dressing.

20 min610 kcal4 base servingsDinnerQuickFamily FriendlyPescatarian
ContainsFish, Gluten, Soya
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Focus ingredients: tuna, rice noodles, cucumber, lime

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Dairy-free

Serving tip: Keep the tuna in larger flakes so each bowl feels generous and easy to identify.

Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 2 tins tuna
  • 250g rice noodles
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander
  • 2 lime
  • 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

large bowl, kettle, colander, grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 1: Prepare the salad.
    Step 1

    Prepare the salad

    Drain the tuna and flake it into large pieces, cut the cucumber into thin half-moons, grate the carrots, slice the spring onions, chop the coriander, and halve the limes.

    7 min
  2. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 2: Soak the noodles.
    Step 2

    Soak the noodles

    Boil the kettle, cover the rice noodles with boiling water for 5 minutes until flexible, then drain and rinse under cold water.

    5 min
  3. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 3: Mix the dressing.
    Step 3

    Mix the dressing

    Whisk the reduced-salt soy sauce, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the lime juice, and black pepper in a large bowl.

    2 min
  4. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 4: Toss the noodles.
    Step 4

    Toss the noodles

    Add the drained rice noodles, cucumber, carrots, spring onions, and half the coriander to the dressing, then toss for 1 minute until glossy.

    1 min
  5. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 5: Fold in tuna.
    Step 5

    Fold in tuna

    Gently fold through the tuna so the flakes stay visible rather than breaking into the noodles.

    1 min
  6. Tuna Cucumber Rice Noodle Salad with Lime cooking step 6: Serve fresh.
    Step 6

    Serve fresh

    Divide between bowls and finish with the remaining coriander and extra lime wedges for squeezing over.

    1 min