Name: Healthy tuna pasta salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 5
Ingredients: 150g/5oz whole wheat pasta, cooked according to packet instructions (to al dente) and drained; 150g/5oz olives, chopped; 150g/5oz canned tuna, drained; 75��/2½�ǳ� Parmesan, grated; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley; 3 carrots, grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler; 1 cucumber, seeds removed and grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler; 2 tomatoes, chopped

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: less than 10 mins
Serve: Serves 5
Dietary: Egg-free Healthy Nut-free

In ten minutes, you can have this healthy tuna pasta salad ready for your packed lunch or supper.

Each serving provides 312kcal, 18g protein, 25g carbohydrates (of which 6g sugars), 14g fat (of which 4g saturates) 7.5g fibre and 1.4g salt. With a GI of 58 this meal is high protein, low GI.

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Ingredients

whole wheat pasta: 150g/5oz whole wheat pasta, cooked according to packet instructions (to al dente) and drained
olives: 150g/5oz olives, chopped
: 150g/5oz canned tuna, drained
Parmesan: 75��/2½�ǳ� Parmesan, grated
olive oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
parsley: 3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

For the salad

carrots: 3 carrots, grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
cucumber: 1 cucumber, seeds removed and grated or sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
tomatoes: 2 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Place the cooked penne into a large bowl with all the other ingredients (the residual heat from the pasta will heat the other ingredients to give you a warm pasta dish).
Place the grated carrot, cucumber and chopped tomatoes into a separate bowl and mix together.
Serve both bowls of salad together at the table, warm, or refrigerate and mix together for a packed lunch salad.

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Healthy tuna pasta salad

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