Farfalle With Tuna In A Basil Lemon Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb farfalle pasta (you can use any pasta, really, i just like this shape as it works well with the tuna)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, packed
• 6 ounces albacore tuna in water, well drained
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (i prefer sweet 100s left whole.)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (more as needed)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta in salted water.
• 2 mince garlic.
• 3 zest lemon to get one tablespoon zest. juice the lemon. (about two tablespoons.).
• 4 shred basil into thin strips.
• 5 whisk together garlic, zest, lemon juice, olive oil in a large bowl and toss in tuna, breaking it up, add basil and tomatoes.
• 6 drain pasta well and add to bowl. toss well.
• 7 if pasta seems dry, add either a little pasta cooking water or more olive oil.
• 8 serve warm, or room temperature.