Pasta Salad with Tuna
This Pasta Salad with Tuna is the classic pasta salad I grew up with, and it remains my favorite summer salad --- it sounds simple, but the combination of flavors is addictive, and once you start eating this, you won't be able to stop!
Servings: 4 -5 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups pasta curls or elbows
- 6 ounces of your favorite canned tuna, drained
- 1/2 medium red onion, minced
- 6 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 large bell pepper or several colorful minis, cut in small dice
- 1 tomato, cut in small dice
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise, use more for a creamier dressing
- 2 Tbsp fresh dill, or you can use 1 tsp dried
- 1 tsp celery seed
- fresh thyme leaves
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- a squeeze of lemon
- 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs, cut in wedges
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until just al dente. Drain and rinse in cold water.
- Mix the first 6 ingredients together with the mayo. Measure in enough mayo to make the salad moist but not overwhelmed. Add the herbs, celery seed, salt and pepper to taste. Add the dash of lemon juice and then refrigerate the salad for at least a few hours.
- When ready to serve, give the salad another toss, taste to see if you need more seasoning, or more mayo, (it will probably need something) and garnish with the eggs
Notes
- Use whole wheat pasta for a nutrition boost.
- Try salmon or baby shrimp instead of the tuna.
- You can dress this with a simple vinaigrette instead of the mayo.
Nutrition
Calories: 196 kcal · Carbohydrates: 27 g · Protein: 14 g · Fat: 3 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 0.01 g · Cholesterol: 95 mg · Sodium: 698 mg · Potassium: 337 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 646 IU · Vitamin C: 21 mg · Calcium: 55 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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