I was in the kitchen, patting myself on the back for being such a kind, thoughtful girlfriend as I put this salad together. The boyfriend has been making an effort to stop buying so many lunches during the workweek and pack something healthy to eat mid-day and there I was, wonderful me, supporting his cause and making a salad to help out.
Then, as I smashed a couple cloves of garlic with a few anchovy fillets to mix with tuna salad, I saw the bigger picture: I’m turning my boyfriend into that guy that brings the world’s stinkiest lunch to the office. You know the one. It’s the guy who brings the lunch that funks up the shared refrigerator, the guy you want to avoid after lunch with the garlicky-fish breath, the dude that…
…doesn’t care at all because he’s got a satisfied belly.
This is the type salad that you’ll be dying to dip into come lunch time. The farro, cannellini beans, and tuna are going to fill you up for the rest of the afternoon and the zesty watercress is bound to brighten even the drabbest workday. Just bring a tin of altoids or enough salad to share with the person in the next cube over and you’re golden.