Put Down Your Fork! Tuna and Bean Salad

• 3 tablespoons light olive oil or 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (20 ounce) can white kidney beans or 1 (20 ounce) can great northern beans
• 1 (13 ounce) can albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked
• 2 scallions, sliced
• 14 cup red sweet bell peppers or 14 cup yellow sweet bell peppers or 14 cup orange sweet bell pepper, chopped
• 6 leaves bibb lettuce (optional)

1. In salad bowl, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, basil and black pepper.
2. Add beans, tuna, scallions and sweet pepper and toss.
3. Chill several hours for flavors to blend.
4. To make a beautiful presentation, serve on a leaf of Bibb lettuce.

light olive oil, red wine vinegar, clove garlic, salt, fresh basil, black pepper, white kidney beans, water, scallions, red sweet bell peppers, bibb lettuce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/put-down-your-fork-tuna-and-bean-salad-108804 (may not work)