Side Pannel
Tuna-Pasta Salad
Ingredients List
- 1/2 lb Green Beans
- -cut into 1/2 inch lengths
- 8 Ripe Plum Tomatoes
- -cut into 8 pieces each
- 6 Scallions
- -with 3 inches green
- -cut on diagonal
- -into thin slices
- 1/2 c Pitted Black Olives
- -Coarsely chopped
- 1 tb Tiny Capers
- 1 ts Finely Minced Garlic
- Salt and Black Pepper
- -to taste
- 5 tb Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 1/4 c Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cn Water Packed Tuna Fish
- -drained
- 3/4 lb Tube shaped Pasta
- -(Ziti or Penne)
- -cooked al dente
Directions
1. Blanch the green beans in boiling water about 2 minutes, or until just
crisp but tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and pat dry. 2. In a large
bowl, combine the cooked green beans with tomatoes, scallions, olives,
capers, garlic, salt, pepper and 4 T parsley. Drizzle in the olive oil,
folding ingredients gently. Let rest at room temperature for at least 1
hour for flavors to blend. 3. To serve, flake the tuna in large pieces; add
to the sauce. Add the cooked pasta and toss gently. Adjust seasonings and
garnish with remaining T of parsley. Serve at room temperature.
crisp but tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and pat dry. 2. In a large
bowl, combine the cooked green beans with tomatoes, scallions, olives,
capers, garlic, salt, pepper and 4 T parsley. Drizzle in the olive oil,
folding ingredients gently. Let rest at room temperature for at least 1
hour for flavors to blend. 3. To serve, flake the tuna in large pieces; add
to the sauce. Add the cooked pasta and toss gently. Adjust seasonings and
garnish with remaining T of parsley. Serve at room temperature.
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