Fresh & Light Antipasto Tuna Salad

Fresh & Light Antipasto Tuna Salad

Ingredients
1/2 cup (125 mL) plain yogurt
1/3 cup (75 mL) light mayonnaise
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh basil (or 2 tsp/10 mL dried)
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
1/2 English cucumber, chopped
2 cups (500 mL) grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 sweet yellow pepper, chopped
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) cubed Canadian Mozzarella cheese (about 6 oz/175 g)
2 cans (each 6 oz/170 g) chunk tuna, drained
Salad greens and/or whole grain toast


Instructions
In a large bowl, combine, mayonnaise, basil and pepper. Add cucumber, tomatoes, yellow pepper and Mozzarella and toss to coat.

Using a fork, gently stir in tuna, breaking chunks slightly but leaving tuna in bite-size pieces. Serve on greens or place greens on toast and spoon salad on top.

Complementary Wines: Beer: Pilsner, Pinot Noir, Sancerre, Verdicchio, Vino Nobile de Montepulciano

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