Tuna Crunch Pasta Salad

Tuna Crunch Pasta Salad- a twist on the classic tuna mayo with sweetcorn. Chopped fresh peppers and spring onion add some crunch to this summer recipe. It makes a quick and easy lunch and is Slimming World Friendly.

Tuna Crunch Pasta Salad
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Pasta salads get quite a bad rap at times- gloopy, bland and so on, but I love them, especially in summer. It took me a few years to realise how much I loved them though, due to bad experiences at school. This was because there were often pasta salads served in the summer and they were truly revolting; very sweet and always tasted the same, no matter what the ingredients were. I found out later that they had been making the pasta salads with salad cream... I know, the very idea is revolting. Can't believe I ever managed to eat it!

Pasta salads can be absolutely delicious, if you get the balance right (and don't use salad cream!) Given that pasta is soft, it works best if you balance that with some other firmer textures.

For this pasta salad, I wanted to make a big batch so that it would do a couple of lunches for me and my husband. I'm trying to add to my summer lunch repertoire, with dishes that are easy for me to take to work and that will fit in with his Slimming World requirements as well.

I started off with the classic tuna pasta mayo salad with sweetcorn and added chopped red pepper and spring onion for some crunch. It's nice served cold with a some grated cheese on the top and you can make a big batch and use it over a couple of days. It would work for children's lunchboxes too.

This recipe is Slimming World friendly and low syn if you use light or extra light mayonnaise.



Looking for more summer lunch recipes?

Mediterranean Summer Salad with Lemon and Garlic Dressing
Feta Cheese Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Lemon and Garlic Giant Cous Cous Salad

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