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Tuna Pasta Salad
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Tuna Pasta Salad

This tuna pasta salad is brightened with fresh herbs and lemon and mixed with red bell pepper, capers, and a creamy yogurt dressing.
Course Lunch, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword capers, greek yogurt, lemon, pasta, red pepper, tuna
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces elbow macaroni
  • 2 cans albacore tuna
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped herbs like parsley, basil, and dill
  • 2 ounce jar of capers

For the dressing

  • 1 cup full fat greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp Duke's mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon zested and juiced (1.5 tbsp zest and 3 tbsp juice)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling.
  • Cook pasta according to the package instructions, until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Return pasta to pot or a large mixing bowl.
  • Meanwhile, chop pepper and herbs. Zest and juice lemon. Drain capers.
  • Drain tuna and flake with a fork.
  • Make the dressing: combine yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon, lemon zest, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk to blend.
  • Add pepper, herbs, and capers to the cooked pasta, followed by tuna. Stir to mix.
  • Add 3/4 of the dressing to the pasta and stir until combined. Add rest of dressing, if desired.