How to make tuna pasta salad 'taste so much better' with one simple ingredient
Pasta salad is the perfect quick and easy recipe for the summer nights, especially tuna pasta salad as there is no need to prepare and cook the fish beforehand.
Not only is the meal refreshing for the warmer evening but it can be packed with so many different types of vegetables making it an extremely healthy and nutritious meal.
Cooking expert Chelsea, from Chelsea's Messy Apron blog, shares a delicious tuna pasta salad recipe that comes together in just 10 minutes of cooking and takes roughly 30 minutes to prep. But there is a small twist to her recipe that sets it apart from the rest, the Express reports.
While most tuna pasta salad recipes include mayonnaise, Chelsea adds in a "secret ingredient" that "adds so much more flavour."
She says: "This salad ranks as one of my favourite creamy pasta salads. It's creamy, richly flavoured, and has loads of texture. We are completely convinced this is the best of the best as far as tuna macaroni salads go!"
The chef beleives that Caesar salad dressing is the key ingredient for making tuna pasta salad "taste better."
She continues: "I know, it's a little unique, but it's a game changer! It complements the tuna so nicely and keeps the salad from tasting like plain mayo (like so many tuna mac salads you've probably had in the past!)."
"The Caesar salad dressing adds a lot of seasonings and flavour, so you don't need to add too many other ingredients. It's a convenient shortcut for loads of flavour."
Ingredients
23g pasta
129g frozen peas
284g tuna, preferably in olive oil
198g Caesar salad dressing
151g sour cream
salt and pepper, to taste
3g garlic powder
94g pickles
Half of a red bell pepper
Two celery stalks
77g carrots
72g red onion, diced
Method
Start by cooking the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Be sure to generously salt the boiling water. This is key to ensuring the entire salad is properly seasoned.
In the last minute of boiling, stir in the frozen peas to quickly cook them along with the pasta. Once done, drain both the pasta and peas together. Rinse under cold water and then let the items cool down, before sitting them to the side to dry.
While the pasta is cooling, prepare the creamy dressing. In a medium bowl whisk together Caesar salad dressing, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste and garlic powder.
Next dice your fresh vegetables - pickles, bell peppers, celery, onion and carrots - making sure they small enough. Transfer the cooled pasta into a large mixing bowl, before adding in the diced vegetables and the thoroughly drained tuna.
Lastly you need to add the dressing over the salad and stir until the ingredients are well coated, making sure not to mash the ingredients as they'll become mushy.
Then taste the pasta salad making sure you have enough salt and pepper.
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