Tuna Tartar with Pasta
Tuna Tartare with Pasta is one of the best food combinations nobody talks about. If you enjoy a cold pasta dish with fresh and crunchy elements, you will revisit this recipe again and again (until you’ve memorized it by heart).
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of fresh tuna (sushi-grade)
- 8 ounces of pasta (preferably penne pasta)
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 ounces of cherry tomatoes
- 2 ounces of sweet corn
- 2 ounces of pitted black olives
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. garlic mayo
- 1 pickled cucumber (chopped or diced)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Thousand Island dressing (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Tuna Tartare. Begin by finely dicing the fresh tuna into small cubes. Place the diced tuna in a mixing bowl and add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic mayo. Mix well and let it sit for about half an hour so that the flavors of the marinade nicely infuse the tuna.
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions or until it is desirably tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
- Once the cooked pasta has cooled down, add it to the tuna tartare mixture. Gently toss or fold with a spatula to ensure that the pasta is well coated with the sauce and the tuna is evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, pickles, olives, and sweet corn. Repeat the tossing and folding until all the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding more salt, pepper, or lemon juice if required.
- Garnish with parsley and refrigerate for a few hours.
- Serve cold, and drizzle some thousand island dressing on top (optional).
Notes
Additional Nutrition Value:
Protein: 25-30g | Fat: 15-20g | Carbohydrates: 40-50g | Fiber: 2-4g