Tuna Pasta Salad

Submitted by Kree

"I know there are a ton of tuna pasta salads here, but I didn't see any quite like this unique recipe. Who would have thought to add a mango to a pasta salad? I'm storing this here to try very soon."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 ounces fusilli
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna in water, drained
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 small mango, peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• fresh basil leaf (about a handful is recommended)
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch salt and black pepper

directions

1. Boil pasta according to instructions on package; drain and rinse with cold water.
2. Place cooled pasta in a large bowl and add tuna, scallions, bell pepper, mango, parsley and basil.
3. For the dressing, whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper together in a small bowl.
4. Add dressing to salad and toss well to coat.
5. Garnish with some extra basil and serve chilled on 4 plates.

Reviews

[DanPatch]

Very good! Originally, I was going to rate it as a 4, but since I modified the recipe, I decided that would not be completely fair. Here are my modifications:<br/>1. I used gluten-free red lentil pasta (delicious!)<br/>2. I used regular french mustard for lack of dijon.<br/>3. I skipped the mango (much to my regret) because I did not have it.<br/>All in all, it was very good, and perhaps would've added a clove or two more garlic - can't say how that would taste if I did have mango in it, though.<br/><br/>Thanks!

 

[raspberryjello]

This was excellent!!! My 2 year old asked for it for lunch 3 days in a row!!! And it was easy to just whip up when he asked!

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

Good salad and easy to make. I found that it tasted better when it had a chance to sit overnight. I served it with recipe # 107997, 4 minute spicy garlic shrimp that had been cooled. Great combination. Thankyou for the recipe.

 

[Barb G.]

A very tasty, yummy salad. I halved the recipe for the 2 of us,the mango is a very nice touch to this salad, used grape tomatoes instead of the peppers, personal preference. This is a very good salad to have for lunch or a light dinner. Thank you Kree, I will be making this again and again.