Arugula pesto pasta with tuna — an easy recipe that is tasty and features a simple dressing perfect for short pasta shapes like macaroni, sedanini, casarecce, etc.
The arugula pesto dressing with tuna chunks is ideal for a quick summer meal, maybe 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 another mildly flavored oily nut, and we can also use mackerel in oil (sgombro sott’olio), an excellent and very versatile oily fish in the kitchen.
On the blog with arugula you can find other recipes such as:
SAVORY ROLL WITH ARUGULA AND MORTADELLA
FLUFFY OMELETTE WITH PANCETTA, MOZZARELLA AND ARUGULA
MACKEREL WITH PINK PEPPER AND LIME
ARUGULA PESTO PASTA WITH TUNA
The kitchen of ASI
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 11 oz pasta (short shape — macaroni or similar)
- 5 oz tuna fillets
- 6 cups arugula (about 6 cups, loosely packed)
- 1/3 cup almonds
- 2/3 cup cherry tomatoes
- to taste basil
- to taste lemon zest
- to taste salt
Preparation of the Easy Recipe: Arugula Pesto Pasta with Tuna
To prepare the sauce for arugula pesto pasta with tuna, first put a pot of salted water on the stove and bring it to a boil.
To make the dressing, wash the arugula and pat dry any excess water with paper towels or a clean cloth. Also clean the basil leaves and place both the arugula and the basil in the blender or food processor bowl.
Add the almonds and the cherry tomatoes, which will help soften the slightly bitter flavor of the arugula.
Start the appliance, adding extra virgin olive oil and seasoning with salt as needed.
You will obtain a smooth sauce which you will pour into a skillet.
Meanwhile the pasta will be al dente; drain it and add it to the skillet while it is still very moist.
Now add the tuna fillets well drained from their preserving liquid and the grated zest of half an organic lemon — go by feel with this ingredient!
Mix the pasta and the sauce well and plate to serve at the table!
Enjoy your arugula pesto pasta with tuna!
Annalisa
