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Storecupboard pasta salad

Name: Storecupboard pasta salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tsp finely chopped red onion; 1 tsp caper; 1 tbsp pesto; 2 tsp olive oil; 185g can of tuna in spring water, drained; 100g leftover pasta shapes; 3 sundried tomatoes chopped

Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.70 ratingsRate

45 comments

This pasta salad makes a quick and healthy lunch, or is perfect prepared ahead for a picnic or lunchbox

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2 tsp finely chopped red onion
1 tsp caper
1 tbsp pesto
2 tsp olive oil
185g can of tuna
in spring water, drained
100g leftover pasta
shapes
3 sundried tomatoes
chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal189
fat7g
saturates2g
carbs12g
sugars2g
fibre2g
protein19g
salt0.91g
low

Method

step 1
Mix the onion, capers, pesto and oil. Flake the tuna into a bowl with the pasta and tomatoes, then stir in the pesto mix.

RECIPE TIPS

MAKE IT FOR KIDS

Mix

together 1 tbsp

pesto with 2 tbsp

mayo. Stir through

100g cooked

pasta along with

100g sweetcorn,

185g can drained,

flaked tuna and 1

chopped tomato.

DRESS IT UP - GRIDDLED TUNA SALAD

Mix 200g leftover pasta

with juice ½ lemon, bunch chopped

parsley, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil,

2 chopped spring onions, 1 tbsp drained

capers and a handful toasted pine nuts.

Brush 2 tuna steaks with olive oil,

griddle for 2 mins each side, then cut into

slices. Toss through the pasta to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.70 ratings

lbradshaw87

10 months ago

its a nice, a bit dry tho.

lucylovesmittensn8zSSTt-

11 months ago

Who has "leftover pasta"?

Fismith69

1 year ago

This recipe is no where near 189 calories, the Nutracheck app -100g pasta is 150 calories alone!!! So if you’re calorie counting you’ll need to recheck this recipe !

KnifeySpoony

1 month ago

Could it be for one portion? As this serves 2, maybe it's referring to one serving. I could be wrong!

Brian Buchanan

5 years ago

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

absolutely delicious, love the pairing of sundried tomatoes and tuna. I added some leftover feta that I had lying around and it was pretty spectacular

jacquietinch

5 years ago

I suppose you are aware that with the pandemic we can't get to the shops much, and when we do lots of things are out of stock, and after 4 weeks even our store cupboards are getting low. This recipe is ridiculous. No red onion, no capers, no sundried tomatoes. I do have pesto, olive oil and pasta,…