Lemon Olive Oil Tuna Pasta
- 1 whole Onion
- 2 whole Lemons
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oli
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Spanish Paprika
- 1 package Pasta
- 2 cans Tuna (pref. Packed In OIL)
- 1/2 cups Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Whole Capers
- 1 Tablespoon Salt
- 2 pinches Freshly Ground Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1) chop an onion (cut off the ends, halve it, peel the skin off.
- Then slice lengthwise before chopping widthwise).
- 2) Wash and dry the lemons.
- Zest both of them, then squeeze the juice out (keeping the zest and juice separate).
- 3) In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium.
- Add the Onions with a pinch of salt, a few turns of your Pepper Mill, and the 1 teaspoon of the smoked Spanish paprika (this isnt spicy its just smokey and flavourful).
- Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- 4) Meanwhile put on a large pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt to come to a boil for the pasta.
- Cook pasta according to directions on package.
- 5) Open 2 cans of tuna (the tuna packed in oil tastes SOOOO much better try it!)
- and drain out the oil (or brine, if youre so inclined).
- Add the drained tuna to the onion mixture and work it in with your spatula.
- Cook for about 5 minutes.
- 6) When the pasta is done, reserve a ladle of the pasta water, then drain it.
- At this point, add the Pasta Water, Olive Oil, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and capers to the tuna mix.
- Taste it..does it need more SnP?
- 7) Toss the pasta into the tuna mix and serve immediately, dressing each bowl with a generous pinch of fresh parsley.
onion, lemons, butter, olive oli, paprika, pasta, olive oil, capers, salt, ground pepper, fresh chopped parsley
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/lemon-olive-oil-tuna-pasta/ (may not work)