Chilli Tuna Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 300 g large shell pasta
• 200 g green beans, halved
• 2 (185 g) cans tuna, in chili oil
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaf, torn
• 2 tablespoons drained baby capers
• 100 g baby rocket or 100 g baby spinach leaves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water, uncovered, until it is just tender. drain the pasta, then rinse it under cold water.
• 2 meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave the beans until just tender, then drain. drain the tuna over a small bowl, reserving the oil for the dressing. flake the tuna into large chunks with a fork.
• 3 just before serving, combine the pasta, beans tuna, herbs and capers is a large bowl then drizzle with the dressing. serve the salad topped with rocket leaves.
• 4 dressing.
• 5 combine all of the ingredients with the reserved chilli oil in a jar and shake well.