Vegetable and Tuna Salad

Ingredients

• Basil Oil

  • 1 cup (30 g) fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) canola oil

• Tuna

  • 1 cup (250 ml) canned white beans (about half a 19 oz/540 ml) can), rinsed and drained
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
  • 1 can (7 oz/198 g) tuna in oil, drained

• Salad

  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) mirin (see note)
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) rice vinegar
  • 1 turnip
  • 1 fennel bulb, stalks removed and bulb halved
  • 2 radishes
  • 1/2 English cucumber
  • 1 cup (70 g) broccoli florets (with stems), finely chopped
  • Fleur de sel
  • Mini pitas