Pasta Salad with Tuna, Olives and Parsley

By yollymg

Ingredients

• Salt and pepper
• 1 pound curly pasta such as fusilli
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 12-oz. can oil-packed chunk light tuna, drained, flaked
• 1/2 cup pitted black olives, chopped
• 1/2 small red onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring a pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until tender, about 12 minutes, or as package label directs.

2. In a bowl, whisk oil, lemon zest and juice and 1/2 tsp. salt. Drain pasta; add to bowl with dressing. Add tomatoes, tuna, olives, onion and parsley and toss well. Let cool to room temperature, season with salt and pepper, if desired, and serve.