Tuna Pasta Salad
A community recipe by sineadkbNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
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Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and place in cool bowl. Allow to cool for a bit. Mix in the oil, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Squeeze the lemon over the pasta. Add the tuna, cucumber, sweetcorn, tomato and chopped parsley. Mix thoroughly. Garnish with parsley.
Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and place in cool bowl. Allow to cool for a bit. Mix in the oil, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Squeeze the lemon over the pasta. Add the tuna, cucumber, sweetcorn, tomato and chopped parsley. Mix thoroughly. Garnish with parsley.
Introduction
Cold pasta salad suitable for summer, especially with barbecues and the like.
Cold pasta salad suitable for summer, especially with barbecues and the like.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
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- 200 grams pasta (penne or fusilli - if eaten on its own double ingredient amounts)
- 1 can tuna (in olive oil)
- ⅓ cucumber
- ½ tin chopped tomatoes
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ½ lemon
- fresh flatleaf parsley (fresh, chopped - use several leaves to garnish)
- 7 ounces pasta (penne or fusilli - if eaten on its own double ingredient amounts)
- 1 can tuna (in olive oil)
- ⅓ cucumber
- ½ tin diced tomatoes
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ½ lemon
- fresh italian parsley (fresh, chopped - use several leaves to garnish)
Method
Tuna Pasta Salad is a community recipe submitted by sineadkb and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Virtually anything can be added, e.g. eggs, sun-dried tomatoes, bacon (very nice!), capers, anchovies, spring onions etc.
Virtually anything can be added, e.g. eggs, sun-dried tomatoes, bacon (very nice!), capers, anchovies, spring onions etc.
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Posted by Kirstyaa on 20th June 2013
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Posted by TriciaSummers on 21st May 2013
Show more commentsI love this recipe! So easy, but a tasty twist on the traditional tuna pasta salad. (I do use fresh tomatoes, rather than the tinned). Thanks for posting!
As a fan of all things Tuscan I will have to try this pasta salad recipe. I'm always searching for delicious recipes for pasta salad, I recently made this version http://cookingwithtricia.ca/recipes/map-mondays-2/pasta-salad/ and it came out DELICIOUS! I will be trying yours sometime this week and coming back with notes :) Thank you for the share, Georgina