A wholewheat lightweight, palatable pasta, excellent all the time, above all as cold meal in summer. Tropea’s Red Onion and Lemon slices add great oomph to this pasta dish.
Serves 2-3, Preparation time less than 10 minutes, Cooking about 15-20 minutes
- Wholewheat Penne
- 2 Tropea’s red onion, sliced
- Rio Mare Tuna in Olive Oil, 2x80g
- 3-4 slices of lemon
- A bunch of cherry tomatoes, halved or diced
- A spoonful of capers in vinegar, drained
- A pinch of salt and black ground pepper
- A sprinkle of dried thyme
- 3 tablespoons of EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Olive Oil
Method
Set a pot full of water on the stove. As soon as it comes to the boil, plunge in the pasta and a handful of coarse salt.
Meanwhile, sauté the onion with the drained capers and lemon slices in 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
Add the chopped cherry tomatoes, season with salt and pepper to taste and sauté for less than 5 minutes.
Drain the pasta al dente, toss it with the dressing, combine all the ingredients well, a sprinkling of dried thyme and serve.
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