Pasta Salad With Tuna, Pine Nuts, And Red Peppers

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large tomato, peeled,seeded,and coarsely chopped
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
• 1 (5 ounce) jar roasted red peppers or 1 (5 ounce) jar pimientos, cut into strips (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup pitted black olives, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb regular fettuccine or 1 lb spinach fettuccine or 1 lb linguine
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a heavy 6-inch skillet over moderate heat for 1 minute.
• 2 add the pine nuts and cook until lightly browned-about 2 minutes.
• 3 stir in the tomato.
• 4 transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• 5 stir in the tuna, red peppers, olives, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• 6 (at this point, the sauce can be covered and allowed to stand at room temperature for up to 2 hours).
• 7 cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente.
• 8 drain in a colander, then add the pasta to the tuna sauce and mix well.
• 9 sprinkle with the parsley.
• 10 serve at room temperature.
• 11 you may serve this with sesame bread sticks and steamed asparagus.
• 12 enjoy!
• 13 serves 6.