This flavorful pasta salad is hearty and delicious. If you don’t have chopped fresh dill, a few teaspoons of dried dill weed would work as well. It’s easy to prepare and makes a good main dish or side dish for summer meals.
This is a flavorful pasta salad, perfect for an everyday lunch with soup, or serve it as a side dish at your next cookout.
Make this salad with cavatappi pasta, macaroni, rotini, or similar pasta shapes.
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Make this salad with cavatappi pasta, macaroni, rotini, or similar pasta shapes.
What You’ll Need
- 8 ounces/225g cavatappi, macaroni, or rotini pasta
- 1 can (6 to 7 ounces/170-198g) tuna, flaked and drained
- 3 tablespoons/45ml finely chopped red onion
- 2 cloves garlic, mashed and finely minced
- 1/4 cup/60ml finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons/60 chopped fresh dill
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3/4 to 1 cup/185-250ml mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons/45ml sour cream
- 1/2 to 1 cup/125-250ml sliced grape tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
How to Make It
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water following package directions; drain, rinse, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the tuna, finely chopped onion, minced garlic, bell pepper, dill and lemon juice.
- In a small bowl or cup combine 3/4 cup/185ml of the mayonnaise and 3 tablespoons/45ml of sour cream.
- Put the pasta in the bowl with the vegetables and toss with the mayonnaise mixture. Add more mayonnaise, as needed.
- Add the sliced tomatoes and stir gently. Taste and add salt and pepper, as desired.
Expert Tips
For cookouts and picnics, make sure to follow the 2-hour rule. Food must be eaten within 2 hours from the time it’s taken out of the cooler or refrigerator. If the temperature is 90F/32C or above, it’s 1 hour.
If the pasta is still warm when you dress the salad it will absorb more of the dressing.
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