11/08/2025
Tuna & chickpeas salad. ☀️
Really nice, Summer lunch idea. Served with a cup of herbal tea of your choice (I'm having a mix of nettle, calendula & yarrow).
Nourishing, easy to digest meal designed for perimenopausal and menopausal women (and their husbands when you make more)😆
Ingredients:
1/2 can tuna in spring water
1/3 can chickpeas
1/2 avocado
1/2 stem celery
1/2 red bell pepper
1 pickled cucumber (sour)
few olives (I used kalamon)
handful of leafy greens
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 lemon juice
salt, pepper, garlic, herbs du provence, fresh dill
Feta on top optional (I ran out)😅
Method:
1. Strain and wash your chickpeas, fry on dry pan with spices until golden.
2. Fry strained tuna with spices and half olive oil.
3. Slice your veggies.
4. To serve start with your greens, veggies, tuna and chickpeas in layers.
5. Sprinkle with remaining olive oil, lemon juice, dill and feta.
This has only 300kcal, all the nutrients needed for maintaining hormonal changes after 40, good health, body weight and even your mood! So, polyphenols, vitamin C&D, protein, fibre, omega 3.
And good news is you can literally prepare it with what vegetables you already have in your fridge.
Use whole cans, make bigger portion and share or leave for next day lunch!
Enjoy!
