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Pasta with pesto and fresh tuna

Name: Pasta with pesto and fresh tuna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 persone
Cuisine: Italia
Ingredients: 25 g Basil; 40 g Sliced almonds; 1 clove Garlic; 30 g Pecorino Romano; 80 g Extra virgin olive oil; 320 g 5-grain penne rigate; 250 g Tuna fillets; as needed Lemon zest; 1 unit Dried chili pepper; as needed Fine salt; as needed Extra virgin olive oil

A first course that combines the creaminess of pesto with the prized and flavorful meat of fresh tuna. Pasta with pesto and fresh tuna is a perfect first course to enjoy with the upcoming beautiful season: perfect for lunch because it is simple and quick to prepare. The pesto, made with sliced almonds and Pecorino Romano, embraces the softness of fresh tuna cubes. A spicy note given by the dried chili pepper will be the genuine addition to further enhance the taste of this Mediterranean dish.

Primi piatti

15 min

8 min

Facile

Italia

Prodotti in questa ricetta

Ingredienti

(per 4 persone)

Ingredients for the pesto:

Basil

25 g

3,9€

1 prodotto

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Mandorle di sicilia sgusciate 150g

40 g

Garlic

1 clove

Pecorino romano

30 g

11,9€

1 prodotto

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Olio extravergine di oliva extra 500ml

80 g

For the pasta and tuna:

5-grain penne rigate

320 g

12,8€

1 prodotto

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Tonno atun claro in olio di oliva 235g

250 g

Lemon zest

as needed

Dried chili pepper

1 unit

Fine salt

as needed

Extra virgin olive oil

as needed

Preparazione

STEP 1 di 7

Bring water to a boil for the pasta.

STEP 2 di 7

Prepare the pesto by blending basil, almonds, garlic, Pecorino Romano, and extra virgin olive oil.

STEP 3 di 7

Cook the pasta and cut the tuna into cubes.

STEP 4 di 7

In a pan, sauté the tuna with lemon zest, chili pepper, and oil.

STEP 5 di 7

Add the pesto, a ladle of pasta cooking water, and the seared tuna.

STEP 6 di 7

Drain the pasta and toss it in the pan with the pesto and tuna.

STEP 7 di 7

Serve the pasta drizzled with a little raw oil.