Tuna Bean Salad

Hi, this salad was super tasty, I especially loved the balsamic vinegar on the beans as it added a really nice flavour. I have been having this for lunched during the week and it has got better further into the week once the flavours have had time to marinate. It serves 2 as a main or 4 as a side e.g. on a jacket potato. The recipe is on page 45 of 'Cool Kids Cook' recipe book by Jenny Chandler. It is full of easy but useful recipes that teach kids the basics of cooking, but it has been very helpful in our house just for the recipes. This salad would be nice as a sandwich, wrap, pitta bread filling and in a burrito bowl (with rice). The recipe suggests using it with a jacket potato and I do think that, that would be nice too. Let me know in the comments if you make any changes and how you serve it. Enjoy!

Dietary Info:

-Vegan
-Vegetarian
-Dairy-Free
-Gluten-Free
-No Nuts

Ingredients:
-1/2 a Red Onion
-3tbsp Balsamic Vinegar {I added a bit extra}
-1x400g Tin Beans in Water {I used a tin of Mixed Bean Salad}
-1x200g Tin Sweetcorn {I used a slightly larger tin and it worked fine}
-A Small Bunch of Flat-Leaf Parsley {I used dried herbs about 1tsp}
-4tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil {I lowered this to 2tbsp as I am not a fan of super oily things}
-A Good Pinch of Salt & Pepper

Method:
1: Slice the red onion as finely as possible and then put it into your salad bowl {Any bowl} with the vinegar. {NOTE: Slice not dice, you want strands of the onion, not cubes}
2: Pour the beans into a sieve over the sink and rinse them in some cold water. Shake off the excess water and tip them into the salad bowl.
3: Use the same sieve to drain the sweetcorn and then the tuna. {I don't use a sieve to drain a tin of tuna, I open the lid with a tin opener and once it's open all the way round, don't take it out of the tin, but press the lid into the tuna and drain it that way. If that's confusing leave a comment and I'll send a video.} Then, put them in the salad bowl too.
4: Rip the parsley leaves off the stalks and chop them roughly. {If using dried herbs, add a pinch into the salad bowl, mix and see if you need any more, if so add some}
5: Now, add the parsley, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to the salad bowl. Take a spoon, mix everything well and then have a taste. Does the salad need more seasoning? Try to balance the oil and balsamic vinegar and salt'n'pepper before serving. {I had to add more balsamic vinegar}