
Tuna Olive Pasta Salad
Twisty pasta tossed with flaky tuna, briny olives, crisp cucumber, and a lemony mustard dressing. Fresh, filling, and made for warm evenings or next-day lunches straight from the fridge.
By Eatpace
https://eatpace.com/recipes/tuna-olive-pasta-salad
Ingredients
- Fusilli(300 g)
- Tuna(320 g)
- Black Olives(120 g)
- Cucumber(1)
- Red Onion(1)
- Lemon(1)
- Dijon Mustard(1 tbsp)
- Olive oil(3 tbsp)
- Flat Leaf Parsley(15 g)
- Salt(1 tsp)
- Black pepper(½ tsp)
Method
- 1
Bring a pot of well-salted water to the boil. Cook {Fusilli} until al dente according to the packet, then drain and rinse briefly under cold water to cool it down.
~12 min
- 2
While the pasta cooks, finely slice {Red Onion}, dice {Cucumber}, roughly chop {Fresh parsley}, and halve {Black Olives} if they are large.
~6 min
- 3
In a large bowl, whisk the juice of {Lemon} with {Dijon Mustard}, {Olive oil}, {Salt}, and {Black pepper} until combined.
~2 min
- 4
Add the cooled pasta, {Tuna}, {Black Olives}, {Cucumber}, {Red Onion}, and {Fresh parsley} to the bowl. Toss well so the dressing lightly coats everything.
~2 min
- 5
Serve straight away, or chill for 10 minutes if you want it extra cold and settled before eating.
~0 min
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Per serving
Percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


