It may seem a little arrogant for me to say that this recipe is "the best pasta salad ever," but that is a direct quote from my husband. He likes pasta salad about as much as the next guy but he actually got up and got my camera to take a picture of it and made me write down the recipe. Like many great ideas, it was birthed from a lack of ingredients and a little ingenuity. I knew what I had to work with and I used it! I have repeated the recipe now with great success and would like to share it with you. I am including brand names here because any variation may change the recipe to, like, the second best pasta salad in the world (and we wouldn't want that, now, would we?) I'll post pictures for this later.
Tuna Pasta Salad
Cook 8-10 oz of mostaccioli pasta (small penne - or other small noodle) according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold running water until cooled.
For the dressing, in large bowl, whisk together:
1/3 cup Blue Plate mayonnaise
1/3 cup Daisy light sour cream
1/4 cup Nakano rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Add to the dressing:
1/2 green bell pepper, minced
1/4 cup minced Italian flat leaf parsley
cooked noodles
Then, gently fold in:
1 pouch Star Kist Garlic and Herb Tuna
Cover tightly and refrigerate until ready to serve. This goes great on top of a simple mixed-green salad with vinaigrette dressing.
4 comments:
Sounds delicious. I'll let you know when I try it.
I finally made this last night and am taking it to a picnic tonight. I couldn't find the seasoned tuna, so I used one that had lemon and dill seasoning and a combo red and green pepper mix. I'll let you know how it turns out.
I never did say how this turned out, but I meant to. It was delicious. So much so, I'm looking it up again and taking to another picnic with me :)
Thank you Melissa! Now I want some too!
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