Everyone to the table! Today the menu includes Cold Pasta with Arugula, Tuna, and Cherry Tomatoes! A colorful, fresh, easy, and quick dish to prepare!
The perfect dish for summer! In these days of unbearable heat, the desire to stay at the stove is less and less! To combat the scorching temperatures, choose cold and quick dishes to make!
Cold pasta, also known as pasta salad, is the ideal dish for those who eat out. Perfect for those going to the beach or for a day trip!
It’s a rich and tasty first course, served as a single dish. Whether it’s pasta or rice, cold salad can also be prepared at the last minute! The right choice to recycle the ingredients we have in the fridge!
Vegetarians can enjoy, for example, the version with arugula pesto and cherry tomatoes or with asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella.
Are you a fish lover? Try the black rice salad with salmon and zucchini, or with arugula, salmon, and cherry tomatoes.
Do you prefer rice over pasta? Don’t miss these delicious proposals!
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2 servings
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
Ingredients
- 5.6 oz pasta
- 1.25 cups cherry tomatoes
- 2.8 oz canned tuna (or in water, 1 can)
- 1.8 oz cheese (to taste)
- 1.4 oz arugula
- 1 egg (hard-boiled)
- as needed garlic (only if desired)
- as needed olive oil
- as needed salt
- Few leaves basil
Tools
- Bowl
- Small Pot
- Casserole
Steps
First, put an egg in a small pot with cold water.
Turn on the stove at a very low flame. Bring to a boil.
At that point, when the water boils, count 9 minutes of cooking.
Once the time has elapsed, take out the egg and let it cool slightly.
Then shell it, being careful not to break it, and slice it.
Separately, cook the pasta in plenty of salted water (choose the shape you like best!)
While the pasta is cooking, wash the cherry tomatoes well (use both yellow and red to create a nice contrast!).
When the pasta is ready, drain it in a large enough bowl.
Immediately dress with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and mix.
This step is important because it prevents the pasta from “sticking”.
Let the pasta cool. Then, season it.
Add the diced cherry tomatoes and a can of tuna (if in oil drain well).
The arugula, washed and patted dry with paper towels, and the cheese cut into chunks.
For the cheese, choose the one you prefer (provolone, Galbanino, Emmentaler, etc., etc.).
If you like garlic, use just a little, finely chopped.
A few fresh basil leaves torn by hand to perfume everything.
Dress with olive oil and, finally, decorate with the slices of hard-boiled egg.
And voilà, your delicious and fresh dish of cold pasta with arugula, tuna, and cherry tomatoes is ready!
I hope you enjoyed this recipe! Until next time, and bon appétit to everyone!
Recipe and Photo Gabry – all rights reserved
