Tuna Pasta Salad

Salads are a summer favourite, but I’m not eating a salad unless it’s packed with carbs. One, because carbs are life, two, they taste amazing, but most importantly three & four, that’s what’s going to give you energy & stop you reaching for something else an hour or two later!

Like with basically everything I make, this should be your inspiration. I think sweetcorn makes almost everything better, but put in whatever veggies you enjoy, or the ones that you bought with brilliant intentions but have been looking at you judgingly from the back of the fridge as they’re getting more questionable to eat.

Tuna Pasta Salad

It's summer, it's pasta salad season. This is light, filling, full of flavour & plenty of protein. The pasta also really packs the carbs so you should have plenty of energy for the rest of your day after eating this.

This is how I like mine, but customise it to the veggies you have & enjoy.

Cals 466 | Protein 46g | Carbs 60g | Fat 4g

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Ingredients

  

Tuna Pasta Salad

• 2 tins tuna in spring water (220g of tuna in total)
• 113 grams pasta (uncooked weight)
• 0.5 head of lettuce (or a bag of any mixed leaves
• 0.3 of a cucumber
• 150 grams sweetcorn
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 handful baby plum tomatoes
• 3 spring onions

Dressing

• 200 grams 0% fat Fage
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 0.5 tsp onion powder
• 0.5 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Put you pasta in a pan, covered with water & cook according to instructions. Once it's done drain the water, it's up to you if you prefer warm or cooled pasta in your salad, I like my cold. You can prep the pasta a day in advanced or use this recipe to use up last nights leftover pasta, just make sure to store cooked pasta covered in the fridge.
• Chop all of your veggies up & add them to a large bowl.
• Mix your seasoning into your yoghurt, taste as you go & add salt & pepper to your taste. This is your dressing.
• Mix all of the veggies, drain & add the tuna & mix again. Add the dressing & mix well so that everything is well coated.
• Add your pasta & give it a final mix.
• Plate up & enjoy!

Calories: 466kcal

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