Cold pasta with zucchini and tuna tasty and easy to make cold main course you can prepare the day before and store in the refrigerator so it has time to cool down and absorb more flavor. The cold pasta with tuna and zucchini is perfect to take to the beach or to the office for lunch break. You will prepare the cold pasta with raw zucchini in a few minutes, just the time to cook the pasta and you prepare the dressing. When I prepare cold pasta, I always use small pasta and even to prepare the cold pasta with zucchini and tuna I used a small format just because we prefer it, but you can use any type of pasta, like farfalle, orecchiette, or penne. If you also love cold pasta like I do, I recommend checking out other cold pasta recipes, I’m sure you’ll find other recipes to try. Now let’s see how to make cold pasta with zucchini and tuna and if you try it let me know. Barbara

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Spring, Summer

Ingredients for preparing Cold Pasta with Zucchini and Tuna

11.5 oz Pasta
2 Zucchini
6.3 oz Tuna in oil
4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
to taste Salt
to taste Pepper
to taste Chives (optional)

How to prepare Cold Pasta with Zucchini and Tuna

Let’s start preparing the Cold Pasta with Zucchini and Tuna, pour some water into a pot and bring it to a boil. When it starts boiling, add the salt,
and the pasta, cook it according to the time indicated on the package and ensure it’s al dente.
Meanwhile, wash the zucchini and trim them,
grate them with a large-holed grater,
then squeeze them to remove the naturally contained water.
As you squeeze the grated zucchini, pour them into a bowl, add the tuna from which you have removed the excess oil and mix it with the zucchini,
add a pinch of salt,
and some pepper.
I also added some finely chopped chives, if you don’t have them or don’t like them, you can also skip them, you will still have a great and tasty cold pasta.
When the pasta is cooked, drain it, mix it with the zucchini and tuna
and finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Mix very well to combine the dressing with the pasta. Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
When the Cold Pasta with Zucchini and Tuna has cooled, take it out of the fridge, mix it, and serve it.