Mango Tuna Sunflower Salad

When I was a kid growing up, I always thought that I didn’t like tuna fish.  In fact, it was the one thing I absolutely refused to eat.  My mom once made tuna casserole and told me it was “chicken of the sea” but I still didn’t like it.  Well, it turns out that it wasn’t tuna fish I didn’t like – it was tuna casserole!

At some point in college, I had my first grilled tuna steak and could not believe what I had been missing.  I began to try different dishes that had tuna in them and found quite a few that I liked and several that I really love.  My absolute favorite tuna salad not only tastes great, but it looks pretty cool too.  I first had it served to me at a friend’s house. She loved everything having to do with sunflowers and this salad fit right into her” theme”.  I’ve made it more times than I can count and it’s always a huge hit.

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Mango Tuna Sunflower Salad

This sunny salad is perfect for a warm summer day or anytime you wish it was warm and sunny.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 2 -4

Author Wisconsin Mommy

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango or 1 can of prepared mango
• 24 oz of canned white tuna
• fresh cilantro to taste
• 16 oz black beans
• a medium red onion
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• salt and pepper to taste
• olive oil
• tortilla chips

Instructions

• Chop the red onion into small pieces.
• Rinse and drain the black beans.
• Mix the black beans, chopped onion, and lime juice together with some chopped cilantro add salt and pepper to taste and set aside. Allow to set for at least an hour so the flavors can develop.
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• Slice the mango into bite-sized pieces.
• Mix the mango and tuna together.
• Spread a layer of tortilla chips on the plates.
• Spread the mango and tuna mixture in a circle over the chips.
• Place a smaller circle of the bean and onion mixture inside the previous circle.
• Place extra chips around the outside to simulate petals.
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• Note - This recipe should be adjusted to suit your personal taste. Don't like cilantro? Leave it out! Like a little kick? Add in some jalapeno pepper. Make it your own and enjoy!!