Pasta/tuna salad nicoise
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Italian dressing |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh basil leaves; chopped |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Red pepper flakes; crushed |
| 2 | cups | Cooked shell pasta; drained |
| 6 | ounces | Albacore tuna; water-packed, drained and flaked |
| ¾ | cup | Tomato; diced |
| ½ | medium | Avocado; diced |
| ¼ | cup | Red onion; thinly sliced |
| 2 | tablespoons | Black olives; chopped |
| 4 | Green leaf lettuce leaves | |
Directions
In a small bowl, combine dressing, basil, garlic, and red pepper flakes; set aside. In a large bowl, combine pasta, tuna, tomato, avocado, red onion, and olives. Add dressing and toss. Line two plates with lettuce leaves, spoon on salad. Serves 4 Posted to recipelu-digest by JoAnn <joannr@...> on Feb 09, 1998