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Portuguese tuna, potato and egg salad
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Portuguese tuna, potato and egg salad

Warm potatoes, tuna, egg and tomato with a sharp olive oil dressing. A Lisbon lunch classic.

Time 20 min
EffortEasy
Per portionΒ£1.47
Calories327 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Baby new potatoes600 g
  • Tuna chunks (tin)300 g
  • Free-range eggs4 eggs
  • Tomatoes250 g
  • Brown onions80 g
  • Lemons1 lemon

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Fish, Egg.

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Nutrition per adult portion
327
calories
29g
protein
27g
carbs
11g
fat
4g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Boil the baby potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes, adding the eggs to the same pan for the last 8 minutes. Drain. Cool the eggs in cold water and peel.600 g baby new potatoes4 eggs
  2. Halve the potatoes and, while still warm, toss with 2 tablespoons of oil, the juice of the lemon, a pinch of salt and the thinly sliced onion. Warm potatoes soak up the dressing.80 g brown onions1 lemon
  3. Chop the tomatoes, drain the tuna and quarter the eggs. Fold them gently through the potatoes.300 g tuna chunks250 g tomatoes
The trick that makes it

Dress the potatoes while they are still warm so they soak up all the flavour.

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