Slimming World gives the classic tuna niçoise recipe an update with penne pasta and a delicious and low-fat dressing.
Ingredients
- 200g dried penne
- 200g green beans, trimmed and halved
- 2 x 185g cans tuna chunks in spring water, drained
- 2 little gem lettuce, leaves separated and roughly torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into small pieces
- 200g midi or large cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
- 8 pitted black olives
- 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 eggs, boiled to your liking, halved or quartered (optional)
For the dressing:
- 6 tbsp fat free vinaigrette
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 level tsp wholegrain mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Method
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, adding the green beans to the pan for the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
- Place the tuna, lettuce, yellow pepper, tomatoes, olives and red onion in a wide bowl.
- Make the dressing by whisking all the ingredients together and season well.
- Drain the pasta and the beans and add to the tuna mixture. Pour over the dressing and toss gently to mix well. Garnish each serving with a boiled egg, if using, and serve immediately.
Top Tip for making Slimming World's tuna penne niçoise
You can use almost any pasta shapes in this dish, shell-shaped ones (conchiglie) are good as the tuna and vegetable chunks can nestle inside!
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