Simple Tuna and Pasta Salad
Simple Tuna and Pasta Salad, an easy salad that is quick to make and delicious to eat, Mediterranean diet recipe
Servings: 2 servings
Servings: 1g
Ingredients
- Cooked Pasta- 2 cups
- Vinaigrette Dressing- ½ cup.
- Tuna– 1 five ounce can.
- Onion- ¼ cup chopped or sliced.
- Lettuce- ½ cup or more if desired.
- Sliced tomatoes- ½ cup
- Seasonings as desired.
Instructions
- To make the lemon vinaigrette simply whisk together these ingredients to make ½ cup of dressing.
Lemon Juice (1 tbsp), Olive Oil (¼ cup), Vinegar (1-2 tbsp depending on your level of acidity enjoyment, red or white wine), Dijon mustard (1 tbsp) and seasonings to taste. Seasonings to taste can include Italian Seasonings, Salt, and/or Pepper. I like a Mediterranean Diet Seasoning Blend.
RECIPE
- If you are making pasta to use in this recipe, please do so and allow the pasta to cool before adding it to this recipe.
- Assemble the dressing ingredients and make adjustments to taste before adding the dressing to this recipe.
- In a large bowl, toss the pasta in half of the the dressing. Add additional dressing as needed to cover the pasta.
- Transfer the pasta to individual plates or bowls.
- Top the pasta with the remaining ingredients and drizzle any remaining dressing as desired on top. You can also add any additional seasonings.
Recipe Notes
This recipe works best with smaller sized pasta because of the size. I like spiral pasta or elbow pasta for this recipe.
Also mentioned , I have paired this recipe for tuna with pasta with a lemon vinaigrette dressing because I enjoy the taste of tuna with lemon.
*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 627mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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