Tuna Souvlaki Pasta Salad



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Prep Time:
30 mins

Cook Time:
10 mins

Additional Time:
4 hrs 30 mins

Total Time:
5 hrs 10 mins

Servings:
8

Yield:
8 servings


Ingredients

  • ½red onion, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 4cupsice water, or as needed
  • 1(8 ounce) packagetri-color rotini pasta
  • 1(5 ounce) canlight tuna in water, drained and flaked
  • 2stalkscelery, cut into bite-size pieces
  • ½cuproasted red peppers, drained and chopped
  • ¼cupsmoked sun-dried tomatoes
  • ¼cupcrumbled feta cheese
  • 1sprigparsley, stemmed and leaves minced
  • 4leavesfresh basil, rolled and very thinly sliced
  • 2teaspoonscapers
  • 1cupGreek vinaigrette salad dressing

  • Directions

    Soak red onion in a bowl of ice water in refrigerator to remove strong taste, at least 30 minutes. Drain and rinse.

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.

    Mix onion, pasta, tuna, celery, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, parsley, basil, capers, and Greek dressing together in a large bowl. Allow to marinate in refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.



    Cook's Note:

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    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    248 Calories
    13g Fat
    25g Carbs
    9g Protein

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