Tuna & lemon orecchiette

Recipes / Fish

If youre stuck for inspiration, try this easy tuna pasta dish that you can put together with just a few ingredients.

Recipe «Tuna & lemon orecchiette» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 400g orecchiette, 1 1/2 tbsp small salted capers, rinsed, drained, 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, 1 cup basil leaves, 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped , 2 anchovy fillets in oil, drained, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus strips of zest to serve , 425g can tuna in oil, drained, oil reserved.

Ingredients:

  • 400g orecchiette 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp small salted capers, rinsed, drained 
  • 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves 
  • 1 cup basil leaves 
  • 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped 
  • 2 anchovy fillets in oil, drained 
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus strips of zest to serve 
  • 425g can tuna in oil, drained, oil reserved 

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water according to packet instructions. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, pat capers dry with paper towel. Place herbs, garlic, anchovies, Dijon, lemon zest and juice, and 2 teaspoons capers in a processor and whiz until roughly chopped. With the motor running, drizzle in tuna oil until a coarse paste.
  3. Stir the paste through the pasta. Flake the tuna, then add to the pasta with the remaining capers and toss to combine. Divide among serving bowls, garnish with the extra lemon zest strips and serve.