Italian Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz medium shell pasta
- 2 cans water-packed tuna, drained
- 1 can white beans (northern, canellini, etc.), drained and rinsed
- 1 small onion, minced (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 12 kalamata or similar olives, roughly chopped
- 1 T capers
- 2 T fresh basil, chopped (I used lemon basil) - or more, to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 T lemon zest, minced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 t coarse ground or cracked pepper
- 1 t dried dill weed
- Salt, to taste
How to make it
- Bring pot of water to a boil, add pasta and cook to desired tenderness.
- In the meantime, mix tuna, beans, onion, celery, olives, capers and basil in a large bowl.
- Whisk together olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, pepper and dill weed.
- Drain pasta, run under cold water and add to bowl w/ tuna mixture.
- Pour dressing over and toss well. Salt to taste.
- Note: you could add blanched (or frozen, thawed) green beans or parsley for more flavor and color.
