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Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing

Name: Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing
Prep time: 29 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 courgettes; 1 shallot; 200 g tuna in oil; 200 g cottage (or curd) cheese; ½ lemon; 1 bunch herbs of your choice; Salt; Pepper

This refreshing salad features courgette sticks, tuna and a light dressing made with fromage frais, herbs and lemon.

101

Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 15^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 courgettes
2 1 shallot
3 200 g tuna in oil
4 200 g cottage (or curd) cheese
5 ½ lemon
6 1 bunch herbs of your choice
7 Salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 1,500 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 1

Prepare 4 courgettes...

Step 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 2

... and cut them into small sticks if possible; otherwise, slice them thinly.

Put them in a salad bowl.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 3

Prepare the 1 shallot, chop it finely and add it to the salad bowl.

Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 4

Add the 200 g tuna in oil, well drained, and shred it.

Step 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 5

Prepare the sauce: in a bowl, add 200 g cottage (or curd) cheese, salt and pepper; whisk briefly, then add the juice and zest of ½ lemon – preferably organic – whisk again, then check the seasoning.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 6

Finish by adding the chopped herbs, to taste.

Step 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Courgettes salad with tinned tuna and a light dressing : Step 7

Pour the dressing into the salad bowl, mix well, and your salad is ready.

Remarks

For a richer, but less light, sauce, replace 1/3 of the fromage frais with thick crème fraîche or cream cheese.

This is a very rough recipe, so feel free to adjust the quantities.

Keeping: Best enjoyed on the same day; in the meantime, keep it in the fridge.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=7 %	1 g RDI=<1 %	5 g RDI=7 %	72 kcal RDI=4 %	300 kJ RDI=4 %
Per person	18 g RDI=28 %	5 g RDI=2 %	20 g RDI=27 %	269 kcal RDI=13 %	1,127 kJ RDI=13 %
Whole recipe	73 g RDI=112 %	19 g RDI=7 %	79 g RDI=108 %	1,076 kcal RDI=54 %	4,506 kJ RDI=54 %