Tomoato, Basil, Tuna and Balsamic Vinegar Pasta Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 208.6
  • Total Fat: 3.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.2 mg
  • Sodium: 69.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 7.7 g

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Introduction

Quick and Easy Pasta Salad...... full of fresh veggies & herbs.

Flavorful and a real good snack or light meal before or afer a workout. Full of super foods like albacore tuna,extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic and red ripe tomatos.

This pasta is also good to make the night before and take to work for a refreshing and healthy lunch the next day!
Quick and Easy Pasta Salad...... full of fresh veggies & herbs.

Flavorful and a real good snack or light meal before or afer a workout. Full of super foods like albacore tuna,extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic and red ripe tomatos.

This pasta is also good to make the night before and take to work for a refreshing and healthy lunch the next day!

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients


    San Remo Bow Tie Pasta, 250 grams (1/2 bag) cooked
    Red Ripe Tomatoes, 3 plum tomatos diced
    Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore in Oil, 1 can drained
    Balsamic Vinegar, 3 tbsp
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
    Mc Cormick Italian Herb Seasoning, 1 tsp
    Garlic, 2 clove chopped
    Basil, Fresh (5g or 10 leaves chopped

Directions

1. Cook pasta per directions on package, drain, rinse and set aside to cool. I put mine in the fridge because I like the pasta cold.

2. Chop tomatoes,garlic and fresh basil, then set aside.

3. In a coffe mug,mix the balsamic vinegar, the olive oil, fresh garlic and the italian seasoning together.

4. Place the chilled, cooked pasta in a large bowl, add the tomtoes and can of tuna to the pasta, mix throughly.

5. Pour the balsamic vinger mixture into the pasta and add the fresh basil at the very end.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 5 servings.




Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MRICHTER2004.

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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This sounds wonderful as a summer salad entree. - 7/28/09