Pasta Nicoise
Recipe
Pasta Nicoise
Times
- Prep Time : 8 min min
- Ready Time : 8 min
Servings
6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) box rotini, cooked according to package directions
- 1/2 (15-ounce) can hearts of palm, drained and sliced
- 1 (15-ounce) can green beans, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can pitted black olives, drained
- 1 (6-ounce) can white albacore tuna in water, drained
- 12 grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1/4 cup baby spinach leaves
- For dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Imitation bacon bits, for garnish (optional)
Directions
Preparation
- In a salad bowl, place pasta, hearts of palm, green beans, olives, tuna, tomatoes, capers and spinach.
- Place all dressing ingredients in blender or food processor, and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Pour over pasta and tuna. Toss to coat evenly.
- Garnish with imitation bacon bits, if desired.
Tips
You can add variety to this dish by adding 1/4 cup anchovy fillets. Or for a sweet touch, add 2 tablespoons of Craisins. If you have loads of time, substitute fresh tuna steaks for canned tuna. Season both sides of the steaks with salt and pepper and broil or sear.
Contributed by: Quick & Kosher, JAMIE GELLER
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How long can this stay in the refrigerator? It’s perfect to take to work for lunch!
Should be good for at least 2 days – keep in mind that it will taste better if you let it come to room temperature before enjoying and even better if you keep the dressing separate and mix in just before eating bc otherwise it will significantly dry out over the pasta if it’s in the fridge for too long. Enjoy!
Thanks – btw, what is Nicoise?
If you want to make the dressing non-dairy – what is a good substitute for the yogurt?
Hey Penina – you can use a total of 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup mayo in place of the (1/3 each of olive oil, mayo and yogurt) – feel free to use low fat mayo if you want. You may have to adjust some of the seasoning a bit so just give it a taste and see if you need more lemon juice or garlic , even a dash of Worcestershire sauce (or even Tabasco) would be nice.
SarahEats – Nicoise Salad (and variations such as Pasta Nicoise etc…) is a specialty of the Cote D’Azur region of France, originating in and named for the city of Nice. Very common is nicoise dishes is the use of black olives, tomatoes, potatoes, beans and vinaigrette dressing. So the Pasta Nicoise recipe here is obviously a take on the traditional.