Mediterranean tuna and pasta salad recipe
Makes 3 servings
Ingredients
Salad
2, 5 oz cans tuna
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup chopped cucumbers
½ cup kalamata olives, pits removed and chopped
1 cup cooked pasta
Dressing
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. dried oregano
¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
Preparation
Fill a small to medium pot with water and bring to a boil. Add ½ cup pasta of your choice and cook until done. Drain water, rinse briefly in cold water and set aside to cool.
Add the ingredients for the dressing to a medium bowl and stir to combine. Add the remaining ingredients except the pasta to the bowl with the dressing and stir until salad ingredients are coated with dressing. Then gently stir pasta into the salad.
Serve cold.
Nutrition analysis per serving: 400 calories, 26 g fat, 21 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 620 mg sodium
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