Cold pasta with tuna and zucchini

Name: Cold pasta with tuna and zucchini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Fusilloni pasta 11.3 oz; Zucchini 3 cups; Tuna in oil in glass (drained weight) 7.1 oz; Pine nuts &frac13; cup; Garlic 1 clove; Lemon peel (to grate) 1; Basil to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Coarse salt to taste

Lactose Free

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Lulù Gargari

Summer calls for cold pasta and today, precisely, a delicious cold pasta with tuna and zucchini! Easy and quick to prepare, it is enriched with toasted pine nuts for a crunchy touch and lemon zest for a fresh Mediterranean scent.

The zucchini are first blanched and then sautéed in a pan to achieve the ideal texture in no time… as for the tuna in olive oil, we have chosen the one in a glass jar which comes in tender and compact fillets, perfect for this main dish. Simple and genuine, cold pasta with tuna and zucchini is the ideal choice for a meal outside, whether at the beach or in the city!

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INGREDIENTS: Fusilloni pasta 11.3 oz (320 g); Zucchini 3 cups (400 g); Tuna in oil 7.1 oz (200 g) - in glass (drained weight); Pine nuts ⅓ cup (50 g); Garlic 1 clove; Lemon peel 1 - (to grate); Basil to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Coarse salt to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Cold pasta with tuna and zucchini

To prepare cold pasta with tuna and zucchini, first, trim the ends of the zucchini and dice them 1 2 3.

Blanch the zucchini in salted boiling water 4 for 2 minutes. In the meantime, toast the pine nuts in a non-stick pan 5. In another pan, flavor the oil with the garlic clove 6.

Drain the zucchini 7 and transfer them to the pan with oil and garlic 8, then sauté them over medium heat for 15 minutes 9.

Cook the fusilloni in the same water used for the zucchini 10. Meanwhile, add the drained tuna to the zucchini 11 and break it into pieces with the spoon, then pour in a little pasta cooking water and stir to combine and flavor. Turn off the heat and let the seasoning cool. Drain the pasta into a bowl 12 and let it cool as well.

Once cooled, combine the seasoning with the pasta 13 and mix gently. Add the toasted pine nuts 14 and basil leaves 15.

Finally, flavor with grated lemon zest 16. Mix everything well 17 and serve your cold pasta with tuna and zucchini, garnishing as desired with more lemon zest 18!