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Throw it together quick 3 minute lunch

Throw it Together in Three Minutes Lunch

This was a quick tuna salad thrown together a day I needed healthy food in a hurry and it worked so well I copied it again the next day again.
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • ½ tin Chickpeas Drained - the other half tin with the drained juice put in a mug in the fridge for tomorrow
  • 6 whole Cherry tomatoes Quartered
  • 1 tin Tuna Drained
  • 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 10 whole Black olives From jar in brine
  • 1 tsp Capers From jar in brine

Optional½

  • 6 leaves Basil Ripped into pieces

Instructions
 

  • Chuck it all together in a bowl with salt and pepper to taste, stir then enjoy!

Notes

This is about 3.5 of the 5-a-day target, here's the working:
6 cherry tomatoes 168 g
10 olives 40 g
Basil 6 g
Total weight of veg 214 g
5-a-day per serving (80g = 1 portion of 5-a-day) of veg 2.5  
Chickpeas 117.5 g
Plus portion of beans/pulses (no matter how much always 1 portion) 1  
Number of servings 1 Servings
5-a-day per serving (veg plus beans/pulses) 3.5 5-a-day per serving
Keyword 5-a-day, cheap, easy, quick