Provençal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad (Gluten-Free)

by Dorothy Reinhold on January 10, 2020


Print This Post Print This Post Provencal Tuna and Zucchini Salad Recipe: This makes a wonderful, delicious, healthy lunch or dinner. Shredded zucchini subs for pasta, so this is naturally gluten-free, and tomatoes and cukes add color and substance. The dressing is zippy, so you only need a little bit. Easy assembly is a bonus! on ShockinglyDelicious.com

Provençal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad makes a wonderful, delicious, healthy lunch or dinner. Shredded zucchini subs for pasta, so this is naturally gluten-free, and tomatoes and cukes add color and substance. The dressing is zippy, so you only need a little bit. Easy assembly is a bonus!

I had a salad for lunch yesterday, and it solved all my problems. It has

  • plenty of protein from lean tuna
  • a good mix of vegetables for that rainbow we’re supposed to be eating
  • it calls for no cooking, so came together quickly in a bowl
  • all the ingredients are either in your pantry already (tuna, balsamic, Provençal herb blend, a can of sliced black olives), or the produce section at the market
  • you can seriously just throw this one together.

Provencal Tuna and Zucchini Salad on ShockinglyDelicious.comWe’re on a path to eat simple but shockinglydelicious food for 2020. Are you with me?

Make it, grab a fork, and read on.

Provencal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad by Patricia Greenberg on ShockinglyDelicious.com 

Provençal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: Serves 4

Provençal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad

Provençal Tuna and Shredded Zucchini Salad makes a wonderful, delicious, healthy lunch or dinner. Shredded zucchini subs for pasta, so this is naturally gluten-free, and tomatoes and cukes add color and substance. The dressing is zippy, so you only need a little bit. Easy assembly is a bonus!

Ingredients

  • For the Dressing
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon herb de Provence seasoning
  • .
  • For the Salad
  • 4 zucchini squash, medium
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 1/2 small red onion
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 2 (6-ounce) cans of tuna, drained
  • 4 fresh basil leaves, snipped or chopped

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar and mustard until smooth. Add herb de Provence seasoning, and set dressing aside.
  2. Trim ends from zucchini. Using a vegetable curler or spiral vegetable slicer, curl zucchini into a colander. It will make about 3 cups.
  3. Seed the cucumber and chop. Cut tomatoes into large chunks. Dice the red onions.
  4. On a serving platter, place the zucchini as a base and arrange the cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions and black olives. Crumble tuna over salad and garnish with fresh basil. Drizzle the dressing on top and serve.
  5. Serves 4

Notes

Recipe source: Patricia Greenberg, The Fitness Gourmet

https://www.shockinglydelicious.com/provencal-tuna-and-shredded-zucchini-salad/

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Tuna and Zucchini Salad on a white plate with the recipe title superimposed on top Provencal Tuna and Zucchini Salad Recipe Pin on ShockinglyDelicious.comThis recipe is by nutritionist Patricia Greenberg, aka The Fitness Gourmet, who was at Melissa’s Produce to talk to a bunch of us food bloggers about her new book, “Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well.” I’m going on record that I’d like to do ALL of those things, and with her strategies and recipes, I’m continuing in a good direction.

Here are a few other recipes from The Fitness Gourmet that we ate for lunch. We were happy campers! Also, notice how colorful all the recipes are.

Black Bean, Corn and Red Bell Pepper Salad on ShockinglyDelicious.comBlack Beans, Corn and Red Bell Pepper Salad

Braised Red Cabbage by Patricia Greenberg on ShockinglyDelicious.comBraised Red Cabbage (she calls red cabbage a “nutritional powerhouse”)

Oat Bran Scones by Patricia Greenberg on ShockinglyDelicious.comOat Bran Scones

Cream-Stuffed Strawberries on ShockinglyDelicious.comCream-Stuffed Strawberries

So how do we eat well, live well, age well?

Patricia Greenberg has some advice. First, there is no way to stop the clock; her thoughts are not about denying aging. Her message is to decide what you’d like more of in your life (good health, feeling more energetic, more exercise…whatever you want), and think about it in “bite-sized solutions.”

“Every birthday, every new year, we list things we are going to give up. I want to get away from bad and good. If you want a cookie, eat a cookie. You don’t have to ‘cheat,’ or ‘steal’ a cookie. So I say take on what you can, and leave the rest. There are so many little things you can do, to get to the point where you feel good about aging. Life begins when you start to live it,” she advises. “Stay in today. It doesn’t matter what you did 20 years ago. It matters what you are doing now. Get annual physicals, and pay attention to the results, because tiny little things tell the story. Take care of yourself.”

Patricia Greenberg kitchen towel exercise on ShockinglyDelicious.comTo exactly that point, she recounted how she had “frozen shoulder” for 1 1/2 years, and then showed us a simple exercise we can do in the kitchen, with a dish towel, to keep limber. Stretch the towel between your hands, and swing your hands stretching the towel behind your head, which will stretch your shoulder and back muscles.

Patricia Greenberg towel exercise on ShockinglyDelicious.com

“When it comes to healthy aging, all roads lead to movement,” she writes.

I’m in.

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{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

Inger August 2, 2022 at 7:03 pm

I just love turning canned tuna into something more! Thanks for sharing!

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Sandra | A Dash of Sanity January 16, 2020 at 11:37 am

I loved it! Packed full of flavors and so easy to make!

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Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert January 16, 2020 at 6:31 am

This salad looks incredibly delicious!

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Sara Welch January 15, 2020 at 2:50 pm

I know what I will be having for lunch tomorrow! This is the perfect dish for a healthy new year!

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annie January 15, 2020 at 6:05 am

This so so fresh and delicious! Always looking for new salad recipes!

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Beth January 14, 2020 at 7:26 pm

I’m always looking for new salads to add to our meals! Love it!

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Amanda January 14, 2020 at 4:52 pm

This looks so full of flavor! Thank you for sharing!

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Tara January 14, 2020 at 4:30 pm

I am liking this mix of ingredients. Tuna is one that I am always trying to find news ways to incorporate.

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Dorothy Reinhold January 14, 2020 at 5:06 pm

Tara,
I feel the same way. I end up making the same tuna salad the same way I always do, and this was fresh and different!

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Cathy January 14, 2020 at 11:34 am

This is definitely my kind of salad. The zucchini is a great complement to the tuna!

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Tiffany La Forge-Grau January 14, 2020 at 11:26 am

The salad looks so delicious! It would go great on a sandwich or some crackers too!

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Dorothy Reinhold January 14, 2020 at 2:43 pm

Tiffany,
You’re right. I had it on crackers and it was awesome!

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Jacque Hastert January 14, 2020 at 7:51 am

So much flavor in one delicious salad! I can’t wait to make this for lunch next week.

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Dorothy Reinhold January 14, 2020 at 11:05 am

Jacque,
It also holds up very well for a day or three in the refrigerator!

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annie January 14, 2020 at 5:49 am

So fresh and delicious!!

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Kim Seghers January 13, 2020 at 12:22 pm

I was so excited to find this delicious tuna recipe. I ‘m not a fan of tuna salad and usually eat tuna straight out of the can. I’m so glad I have a new recipe for tuna!

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Demeter January 13, 2020 at 12:03 pm

I love a plate full of fresh ingredients. This sounds perfectly flavorful. Such great advice for keeping active and taking good care of ourselves too.

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