Name: Healthy tuna pasta salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 5
Ingredients: 150g/5oz whole wheat pasta, cooked according to packet instructions (to al dente) and drained; 150g/5oz olives, chopped; 150g/5oz canned tuna, drained; 75g/2½oz Parmesan, grated; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley; 3 carrots, grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler; 1 cucumber, seeds removed and grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler; 2 tomatoes, chopped

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Healthy tuna pasta salad

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Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Servings: Serves 5

Dietary

Low-calorie

Allergens

Fish
milk
wheat

Calories 312 per serving 1560 for selected servings

Fat 14g per serving 70g for selected servings

Sugar 6g per serving 30g for selected servings

Protein 18g per serving 90g for selected servings

Carbohydrates 25g per serving 125g for selected servings

In ten minutes, you can have this healthy tuna pasta salad ready for your packed lunch or supper. Each serving provides 312kcal, 18g protein, 25g carbohydrates (of which 6g sugars), 14g fat (of which 4g saturates) 7.5g fibre and 1.4g salt. With a GI of 58 this meal is high protein, low GI.

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Equipment

Large bowl, mixing bowl, grater or vegetable peeler

Ingredients

150g/5oz whole wheat pasta, cooked according to packet instructions (to al dente) and drained
150g/5oz olives, chopped
150g/5oz canned tuna, drained
75g/2½oz Parmesan, grated
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
3 carrots, grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
1 cucumber, seeds removed and grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
2 tomatoes, chopped

Instructions

Place the cooked penne into a large bowl with all the other ingredients (the residual heat from the pasta will heat the other ingredients to give you a warm pasta dish).
Place the grated carrot, cucumber and chopped tomatoes into a separate bowl and mix together.
Serve both bowls of salad together at the table, warm, or refrigerate and mix together for a packed lunch salad.

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