Spicy Tuna Pasta Salad
This spicy tuna pasta salad is a quick and easy cold pasta that is perfect for weekday meals and gatherings. It is packed full of flavor with red onion, peppers, carrot, and tuna chunks, tossed in Asian inspired creamy dressing. This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.
Ingredients
- ½ pound gluten-free short pasta I use ZENB Rotini pasta
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cashew yogurt or any non-dairy yogurt
- ½ cup avocado oil mayonnaise or regular mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce or more
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ red onion diced small
- ½ red bell pepper diced small
- 1 medium carrot peeled and grated
- 1 5oz can canned tuna drained
Toppings
- 1 stalk scallion very thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon toasted white sesame
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package. Rinse under cold water to avoid cooking further. Drain and set aside.
- To make the dressing, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, Sriracha, rice vinegar, honey, tamari sauce, salt & pepper together and mix well.
- In a large bowl, place the cooked pasta, red onion, bell pepper and carrot. Pour the dressing over and toss well.
- Add in the tuna and toss gently.
- Serve on a plate and top with scallions and toasted white sesame.
Notes
If you would like the flavor of the onion less intense, soak the diced onion in the cold water for about 5 minutes. Drain well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 13gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 496mgPotassium: 284mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2490IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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