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Best Tuna Pasta Salad with Peas and Corn


Description

An easy Tuna Pasta Salad made with medium shell noodles, peas, corn, celery, mayonnaise and creamy Greek yoghurt. It is a side dish or main meal that the whole family can enjoy!


Ingredients

  • 2 cans tuna, drained (1 tuna can is 6oz / 170g
  • 4 cups cooked shell pasta (3 cups raw) 
  • ½ cup celery, chopped (approx. 2 ribs of celery) 
  • ½ cup red onion, chopped 
  • ½ cup peas, cooked 
  • ½ cup corn, cooked 
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill (1 tablespoon  fresh) 
  • 2 tablespoons sweet pickle / gherkin, finely chopped 
  • ½ cup plain Greek yoghurt 
  • ½ cup mayonnaise 
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste 
  • Fresh herbs to garnish 

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta and then drain. 
  2. If using frozen peas and corn, de-frost and steam for a minute or two on the stove or in the microwave and allow to cool. 
  3. In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except the mayonnaise and yoghurt. 
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the yoghurt and mayonnaise together until well combined. 
  5. Now, add the yoghurt-mayo mix to the salad ingredients and stir until all ingredients have been well coated. 
  6. Sprinkle with salt and freshly cracked black pepper and top with shredded herbs like chives, parsley or baby spinach. 
  7. Enjoy! 

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