Spicy Tuna Pasta Salad

Spicy Tuna Pasta Salad

Servings

6

This vibrant pasta salad combines spicy tuna, toasty pine nuts, briny olives, and bright preserved lemon for a refreshing and satisfying dish. Perfect for a light lunch or a side at your next gathering, each bite is packed with flavor and texture.

Ingredients

  • 1 5 oz. can tuna, drained

  • 3–4 Tbsp. Saturday Sauce

  • 1/2 fresh lemon lemon juice, squeezed

  • extra virgin olive oil, drizzle

  • Kosher salt

  • Black pepper

  • 1 box pasta, (fusilli or similar shape)

  • 1 preserved lemon, diced

  • handful green olives, sliced

  • handful pine nuts, toasted

  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

  • 1/2 lemon lemon juice

  • extra virgin olive oil, glug

  • Kosher salt

  • Black pepper

Directions

  1. Heat a pot of salted water. Once boiling, add your pasta and cook according to the instructions on the box until al dente. Drain and let it cool.

  2. Make your Tunisian tuna: Drain the tuna and place it on a flat plate or in a shallow bowl. Use a fork to flake it into small, even pieces, making sure there are no large chunks. Add the juice of half a fresh lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper. Mix well, then add 3–4 Tbsp. of Saturday Sauce and mix thoroughly.

  3. In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta with the Tunisian tuna, olives, preserved lemon, pine nuts, and parsley. Dress the salad with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly and enjoy!
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