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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • 160 g (5¾ oz) iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
  • 90 g (3¼ oz) baby green beans, trimmed and blanched
  • ½ small red capsicum (pepper), deseeded and thinly sliced
  • ½ celery stalk, cut into 5 cm (2 inch) strips
  • ½ Lebanese (short) cucumber, deseeded, cut into 5 cm (2 inch) strips
  • 180 g (6½ oz) tinned tuna, drained and flaked
  • 1 egg, boiled, quartered
  • 6 stoned kalamata olives, halved (optional)
  • 2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped (optional)

Method

1. Combine the oil, vinegar and garlic in a small bowl.

2. Put the lettuce, tomato, beans, capsicum, celery, cucumber, tuna, olives and anchovies in a large bowl.

3. Pour the dressing over and toss. Serve the salad topped with the egg quarters. Add olives and anchovies if desired.