Easy Arugula Pesto Pasta with Tuna is tasty with a simple dressing perfect for short pasta shapes like macaroni, sedanini, casarecce, etc.
The dressing with arugula pesto and tuna chunks is ideal for a quick summer meal, perhaps to take to the beach or on a weekend picnic!
How to vary the arugula pesto and tuna?
Instead of almonds, we can use pine nuts or other non-invasive flavored nuts, and we can also use canned mackerel in oil, a great bluefish with excellent flavor and very versatile in the kitchen.
With arugula on the blog, we find other recipes like:
SAVORY ROLL WITH ARUGULA AND MORTADELLA
FLUFFY OMELETTE WITH BACON ARUGULA MOZZARELLA
MACKERELS WITH PINK PEPPER AND LIME
ARUGULA PESTO PASTA WITH TUNA
La cucina di ASI
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 11 oz pasta (short macaroni for me)
- 5 oz tuna fillets
- 4.2 oz arugula
- 1.8 oz almonds
- 3.5 oz cherry tomatoes
- to taste basil
- to taste lemon zest
- to taste salt
Easy Recipe Preparation Arugula Pesto Pasta with Tuna
To prepare the dressing for arugula pesto pasta with tuna, first, we put a saucepan with salted water on the heat and bring it to a boil.
To prepare the dressing, I wash and blot the excess water with absorbent paper or a clean cloth. I also clean the basil leaves and put both arugula and basil in the blender or mixer jar.
I also add the almonds and cherry tomatoes, which will mitigate the slightly bitter flavor of the arugula.
I turn on the device, adding extra virgin olive oil and adjusting the salt.
A homogeneous sauce is created, which we will pour into a pan.
Meanwhile, the pasta will be al dente, and we can then drain it and pour it into the very moist pan.
Now, we add the well-drained tuna fillets from their preservation liquid and the grated zest of half an organic lemon approximately… let’s go with feeling with this ingredient, come on!
I mix the pasta and dressing well and arrange the plates to serve at the table!
Enjoy your arugula pesto pasta with tuna!
Annalisa
