This pasta dish contains all the best of Mediterranean flavours and can be enjoyed both warm or as a salad.
Preparation time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 450 g penne pasta
- 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp capers rinsed, roughly chopped
- 2 anchovies, finely minced
- ½ cup pitted black olives such as kalamata, roughly chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup loosely packed, roughly chopped parsley or basil leaves
- 1 (160 g) can Elite tuna in sunflower oil, rinsed and drained
- 1 tsp salt
- Cracked black pepper
Instructions:
- Cook pasta in large pot of rapidly boiling water until al dente or done to your liking.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
- Place olive oil and the garlic in a large saute pan and turn heat to medium; cook until the garlic is fragrant and lightly golden.
- Add capers, anchovies, olives, and tomatoes; cook until the tomatoes start to break down and become a sauce, about 8 minutes.
- Toss with cooked pasta. Add parsley and tuna and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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