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Tuna-Pasta Salad

Type: Fish
Courses: Salads
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 lb 227g / 8ozGreen beans - cut into 1/2 inch le
8   Ripe plum tomatoes - cut into 8 pieces ea
6   Scallions - with 3 inches green
  On diagonal - into thin slices
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozPitted black olives - coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlTiny capers
1 teaspoon 5mlFinely minced garlic
  Salt and black pepper - to taste
5 tablespoons 75mlChopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup 59mlExtra virgin olive oil
2   Water packed tuna fish - drained
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozTube shaped pasta - (ziti or penne)
  Al dente

Recipe Instructions

1. Blanch the green beans in boiling water about 2 minutes, or until just crisp but tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and pat dry. 2. In a large bowl, combine the cooked green beans with tomatoes, scallions, olives, capers, garlic, salt, pepper and 4 T parsley. Drizzle in the olive oil, folding ingredients gently. Let rest at room temperature for at least 1 hour for flavors to blend. 3. To serve, flake the tuna in large pieces; add to the sauce. Add the cooked pasta and toss gently. Adjust seasonings and garnish with remaining T of parsley. Serve at room temperature.

Source:
Chef Bill Bracken, the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills

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