AVOCADO AND TUNA PASTA

Avocado and tuna pasta is a first course that is fresh and perfect for summer, to take to the beach for lunch break or to bring to work if you are used to eating at your workplace and not at home or in a restaurant. You can also prepare the avocado and tuna pasta the day before so it will be even fresher and tastier. The avocado, tuna, and cherry tomato pasta is also perfect if you organize a lunch with friends or relatives during the summer period, a garden party, or a poolside buffet. Now let’s see how to make avocado and tuna pasta and if you try it let me know. Barbara

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avocado and tuna pasta
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All Seasons

Ingredients to prepare avocado and tuna pasta

  • 10 oz pasta
  • 1 avocado
  • Half lemon
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • to taste salt
  • to taste extra virgin olive oil
  • 7 oz canned tuna in oil
  • to taste chives

How to prepare avocado and tuna pasta

  • Let’s start preparing the avocado and tuna pasta, squeeze the juice of half a lemon and set it aside. Pour some water into a pot, salt it, and put it on the stove. When it starts to boil, add the pasta and cook it according to the package instructions until al dente. Once cooked, drain it and cool it under cold water.

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  • Cut the avocado in half lengthwise, open it, and remove the central pit

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  • and its skin.

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  • Place it on a flat plate and mash it

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  • add some salt

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  • some extra virgin olive oil

  • and half of the lemon juice

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  • mix well until you get a creamy consistency.

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  • wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them into small pieces.

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  • Pour the cold pasta into a bowl, add some extra virgin olive oil

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  • and the avocado cream, add in two rounds so that the cream mixes well with the pasta.

  • Add the tuna after removing its oil, mix well

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  • add the chopped cherry tomatoes

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  • the remaining lemon juice

  • a drizzle of oil

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  • and some chives.

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  • Let it rest in the fridge for at least half an hour to allow it to become more flavorful and cool further, then serve the avocado and tuna pasta

How to store avocado and tuna pasta

You can store avocado and tuna pasta in the fridge for 2 days

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