How to Make Tuna Pasta
Tuna pasta is a refreshing dish. Moreover, you can enjoy this dish hot right away or even cold as a salad, making it suitable for all seasons. Smothered with tuna soaked in fresh lemon juice and zest. This dish screams Summer in Italy and is bold in flavour. Additionally, the dish is likely to be your newest mid-week meal – it’s simple, light and perfect with fusilli pasta which really soaks up the ingredients.
Watch Tuna Pasta video recipe:
How to Make TUNA PASTA like an Italian – Mediterranean Tuna Pasta
Vincenzo’s Top Tips To Make Tuna Pasta
BEST and Quality
Firstly, make sure to get the best and quality fusilli for your recipe
Don’t forget to Mix!
Before adding any ingredients while cooking, make sure that you mix it through so that every ingredients are spread all over.
Don’t let it dry
Lastly, to help thicken the tuna pasta mix adding pasta water will help your dish not to be dry
Tuna Pasta
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Equipment
- fork
- wooden spoon
- Medium fry pan
- large pot for boiling pasta
- Hand-held sieve
Ingredients
- 300 grams Fusilli Pasta
- 400 grams Tuna in olive oil
- 1 Large lemon
- Small jar capers marinated in salt
- 120 grams Rocket/arugula salad
- Small bunch fresh parsley, chopped
- Extra virgin olive oil, EVOO
Instructions
- Tuna pasta needs good quality fusilli pasta, cooked one minute less than the required time, so start by adding 5L water to a large pot and put it on the stove to boil.
- Next put your fry pan on the stove at a medium heat and add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).
- Mix in 400g tuna, breaking it down into small pieces using a fork, then add the zest of a lemon before cutting it in half and squeezing fresh juice from both sides.
- Stir the juice into the tuna pasta mixture using a wooden spoon before adding the capers and fresh parsley and mixing through.
- Add salt, pepper, mix once more before leaving to simmer for 5 minutes then remove from stove.
- Next add a pinch of rock salt to the pot of boiling water.
- Put the dry fusilli pasta in the pot and cook 1 minute less than the required time.
- Once the pasta is ready, put the fry pan back on the stove at a low heat and add 1 cup of pasta water before mixing using a wooden spoon.
- Add the drained pasta to the pan and combine really well adding more pasta water if necessary. This will help thicken the tuna pasta mix.
- Mix for up to a minute, remove tuna pasta from heat.
- E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!
Video
How to serve Pasta with Tuna.
For an extra burst of flavor, you can also add a squeeze of lemon juice over the top. This will help to brighten up the dish and bring out the flavors.
If you’re looking for a heartier meal, you can also serve this dish with a side of garlic bread or a simple green salad. The bread will help to soak up the delicious sauce, while the salad will provide a fresh contrast to the rich and creamy pasta.
No matter how you choose to serve it, this dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So why not give it a try and see how easy and delicious it can be?
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