How To Make Tuna With Pasta And Frisée
Enjoy both tender and crunchy bites with this simple tuna with pasta and frisee recipe! Tuna, chestnuts, and pasta are tossed in a tangy dressing.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½lbpasta,such as fusilli, radiatore or quadrefiore
- ⅓cupextra virgin olive oil,plus 1 tbsp
- 8large fresh water chestnuts,peeled, or 1 small granny smith apple, peeled and cut into ½-inch chunks
- 4large scallions
- ¼cupfresh lemon juice
- 3clovesgarlic
- salt and freshly ground pepper,as needed
- 6cupfrisée,packed, chopped
- 10oztuna packed in olive oil,(1 jar), imported, drained and broken into large chunks with a fork
Instructions
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In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain well and toss with 1 tablespoon of the extra-virgin olive oil.
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In a saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the water chestnuts for 1 minute. Drain and slice ¼-inch thick.
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In a large bowl, mix the remaining olive oil with scallions, lemon juice, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Add the pasta, frisée, tuna, and the water chestnuts; toss well and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 558.25kcal
- Fat: 24.95g
- Saturated Fat: 3.79g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 15.34g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.36g
- Carbohydrates: 53.89g
- Fiber: 5.17g
- Sugar: 3.89g
- Protein: 29.83g
- Cholesterol: 12.76mg
- Sodium: 592.61mg
- Calcium: 93.80mg
- Potassium: 691.34mg
- Iron: 2.72mg
- Vitamin A: 153.42µg
- Vitamin C: 22.64mg
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