White Bean and Tuna Pasta Salad

Submitted by AmyZoe

"You can also add a hard-boiled egg or 2 to this recipe as well as grape tomatoes, chunked artichoke hearts, or pitted olives. If you are starting with dry beans, simmer with a clove of garlic and a bay leaf or sprig of rosemary to the water to boost flavor. This is a quick and easy pasta salad with great flavors. Recipe courtesy of Spilling the Beans."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 cups rotini pasta (or other small pasta)
• 2 cups white beans, cooked (or 19 oz can, drained)
• 6 ounces tuna, drained
• 1 -2 celery rib, chopped (leafy parts too)
• 1⁄4 cup parsley (chopped) or 1/4 cup basil (chopped)

• Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar or 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Run under cool water and drain well and transfer to a bowl.
2. Add the beans, flake in the tuna, and add the celery, parsley, and/or basil.
3. In a small jar or bowl, shake or whisk together the oil, vinegar, and garlic.
4. Drizzle over the salad and toss to coat.
5. Season with salt and pepper and serve or refrigerate until needed.

Reviews

[mianbao]

Yum! This is delicious. I usually wait until the hot part of summer to make pasta salads, but it's good today, too. I love the dressing - I used red wine vinegar in mine. I added tomato, cucumber and a little radish, but left out the parsley, only because I couldn't get any when I went shopping. Next time I'll be sure to add it. Thank you very much for this lovely recipe.ff