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Pasta niçoise

Pasta niçoise

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This Mediterranean-style pasta dish with tuna, beans and tomatoes is super-tasty - but so quick to prepare

Serves: 4
Cooking time: 20 mins
Skill level: Easy peasy

Ingredients

For a tangy dressing, whisk together 6tbsp olive oil, 1tsp Dijon mustard and 2tbsp balsamic vinegar. Season, then add a pinch of sugar, 1 garlic clove, crushed, and some torn basil.

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350g (12oz) pasta spirals
200g (7oz) green beans, trimmed
250g (9oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
140g (5oz) mixed olives in oil, drained, reserving the oil
400g can tuna steak, drained
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled, cut into wedges

Method

Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, drain and leave to cool.
Blanch the beans for 5 mins or until tender, then drain and leave to cool. Combine the pasta with the beans, tomatoes and olives, along with 2tbsp of the oil from the olive jar.
Season well, then spoon on to four plates. Top with flakes of tuna and the egg wedges.

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 600(kcal)
Fat 19.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.