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Tuna pasta salad

A colourful combination that's full of goodness and flavour. Try as a refreshing side dish

A colourful combination that's full of goodness and flavour. Try as a refreshing side dish

Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 99p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 291g serving contains

Energy
2354kj
562kcal
28%
Fat
23g
High
33%
Saturates
4.2g
Med
21%
Sugars
6.5g
Med
7%
Salt
0.7g
Med
11%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
809kj/193kcal

Ingredients

300g farfalle (or other short pasta)

2 x 185g cans Asda Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil, drained, 1 tbsp oil reserved

250g cherry tomatoes (or baby plum tomatoes), halved

1 ripe avocado, peeled, stoned and cut into small slices

1 red onion, finely chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Method

1
Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water and boil gently for 10-12 minutes. Drain in a colander and refresh under cold running water. Set aside.
2
Flake the drained tuna into a bowl and stir in the tomatoes, red onion, avocado and cooled pasta combining the ingredients gently.
3
Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and reserved tuna oil. Season and drizzle over the salad. Toss together gently before serving.