High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad

Name: High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Protein Pasta; tomatoes, diced; sun-dried tomatoes, drained & roughly chopped; capers; lemon, zest finely grated; lemon juice; extra virgin olive oil; tinned tuna, drained, flaked into small pieces

a fresh take on tuna salad

20 min

By Izy Hossack
April 22, 2022

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An easy tuna pasta salad to mix up for a high protein, lunchbox-friendly meal with flavors of the Mediterranean.

Ingredients

2 Persons

200 g

Protein Pasta
250 g

tomatoes, diced
60 g

sun-dried tomatoes, drained & roughly chopped
1 tbsp

capers
0.5

lemon, zest finely grated
2 tbsp

lemon juice
2 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil
160 g

tinned tuna, drained, flaked into small pieces
60 g

rocket

Preparation

1

Cook the protein pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente, around 7 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool it down.
2

Add the pasta to a large mixing bowl along with the tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes and capers. Mix in the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and a pinch of salt.
3

If you’re eating this now, add the tuna and rocket, mix to combine, then serve.
4

If eating another day, store this mixture in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. On the day of eating, mix the tuna and rocket into the pasta before serving.
1

Enjoy!