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Tuna Pasta Salad
This refreshing Mediterranean style Tuna Pasta Salad is made with tender curly rotini pasta, an abundance of fresh veggies, and a creamy lemon-dill dressing with a bright zip. It's a nutritious recipe with flavor in every bite!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to fridge.
fresh lemon juice (plus 1 tsp lemon zest)3 Tbspminced garlic (1 clove)1 tspSalt (and black pepper)
2
Cook pasta to al dente according to package directions in salted water. Before draining reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain and spread out to cool on a greased baking sheet or parchment paper.
3
In a large salad bowl toss together pasta, tuna, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, olives, red onion and parsley with the dressing.
4
Add splashes of reserved pasta water to thin as needed (note that it will thicken as it rests since the pasta will absorb more moisture). Taste for more salt and pepper as needed.
Salt (and black pepper)
5
Store in the fridge up to 3 days. Thin with a little water or olive oil as desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
355 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
418 mg
protein Content
18 g
cholesterol Content
14 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
12 g
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