Veggie-Loaded Tuna Pasta Salad (Mayo Free)
- 2 cups Delallo Organic Whole Wheat Elbow Pasta (cooked per pkg. instructions)
- 2-3 Tbsp. organic apple cider vinegar
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. red onion (grated)
- 1 tsp. salt (plus more to taste)
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. chili pepper flakes
- Juice of 1 lime (halved)
- 4-6 scallions (chopped)
- 1 stalk organic celery (chopped)
- 1 cup organic spinach (chopped)
- 1-2 small sweet peppers (yellow, orange or red, diced)
- 1 medium-large organic carrot (julienned (blanch first, if desired))
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- 2 cans wild-caught tuna
- 1/3 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup fresh dill
Optional veggie add-ins
- 1/2 cup kale (chopped)
- 1 handful grape tomatoes (chopped)
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives (chopped)
Optional
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- Add cooked pasta to large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Into small mixing bowl, grate onion and add apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder chili pepper flakes. Squeeze 1 half of lime into mixture and whisk ingredients together until fully combined. Taste and adjust salt.
- To medium mixing bowl, combine scallions, celery, spinach, sweet peppers, carrot, sun-dried tomatoes and optional veggie add-ins, if using. With fork, flake tuna out of cans into veggies. Squeeze in other half of lime, add 2 tablespoons vinaigrette and mix everything together. (Note: You have the option of draining oil from tuna or using it in the mix.)
- Into large mixing bowl with pasta, add all the vinaigrette and all chopped veggies with tuna; combine well.
- To serve, top with feta cheese and dill.
- Serve hot or cold. If cold, refrigerate 30 minutes.
Chef’s tip: If creaminess is desired, stir in ½ cup Greek yogurt in step 4.
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