The potato and tuna salad with cherry tomatoes is a side dish that takes me back to my childhood when my mom used to make it often, especially during the summer.
This recipe can easily become a main dish, perfect for taking to work, the beach, or the pool, easy to digest and rich in proteins and carbohydrates.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for the Potato and Tuna Salad with Cherry Tomatoes:
- 1.76 lbs potatoes
- 2 cans large tuna in oil 5 oz each
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste fine salt
- to taste chopped parsley
Tools for the Potato and Tuna Salad with Cherry Tomatoes:
- 1 Pressure Cooker
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Knife
Steps for preparing the Potato and Tuna Salad with Cherry Tomatoes:
First, peel the potatoes, if they are too large, cut them in half and cook them. To speed up the cooking process, we used the pressure cooker in just 12 minutes (click HERE for the recipe). Alternatively, cook them in a saucepan with plenty of water, add salt, and when the water boils, add the potatoes and cook them covered with a lid for about 35 minutes, until they are soft but not mushy when pierced with a fork.
Or steam them following HERE the recipe.
Drain the potatoes and let them cool.
Wash the cherry tomatoes well, dry them, and cut them into 4 parts with a knife.
When the potatoes are cold, cut them into pieces of the same size and put them in a large bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes and the tuna, drained from the preservation oil and cut into pieces, salt, and add extra virgin olive oil.
Mix the ingredients well and add a handful of chopped parsley and mix well.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator; take it out 10 minutes before consuming it, so it warms slightly and the flavor becomes more homogeneous.
Tips:
You can also add a red onion sliced thinly (for a milder flavor, soak it already sliced for 15 minutes in water, then dry it well).
You can also add 2 hard-boiled eggs sliced.
