How to Make Bowtie And Tuna Salad

Bow-tie pasta makes a wonderful salad combined with tuna and vegetables. This healthy food recipe, adapted from C is for Cooking by Susan McQuillan, can be enjoyed as an appetizer or a light meal as well as a filling snack. A dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and mayonnaise seasoned with salt and pepper create a refreshing dish that is quite simple to make and can be whipped up anytime of the day or week. Cherry tomatoes and fresh green beans give the pasta a beautiful color and a wonderful varied texture.

One of the Healthy Meals: Bowtie And Tuna Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

12 oz. bow tie pasta

8 oz. fresh green beans, cut into 1 in. pieces

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Pinch of salt

Pinch of pepper

½ pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half

2 cans (3.5 oz. each) tuna packed in water, drained

Directions:

1. Fill a large saucepan with water and place it over medium heat. Bring it to a boil then pour the pasta into the pan. Boil about 8 to 12 minutes following package instructions. During the last 4 minutes of the cooking, add the green beans to the pot.

2. In a large bowl, stir the olive oil and lemon juice together. Add the mayonnaise and the salt and pepper.

3. Drain the pasta and beans. Add to the bowl with the olive oil mixture. Toss the pasta until it is well coated with the olive oil mixture. Add the tomatoes and tuna. Toss again, to combine the ingredients.