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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 Flaked Almonds; 1 clove Garlic; 30 g Pecorino Romano; 80 g Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 320 g Pennette rigate 5 grains; 250 g Tuna Fillets; to taste Lemon Zest; 1 unit Dried Chili Pepper; to taste Fine Salt; to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil

A dish combining the creaminess of pesto with the prized and flavorful meat of fresh tuna. Pasta with pesto and fresh tuna is a perfect dish to enjoy as the warm season arrives: perfect for lunch because it's simple and quick to prepare. The pesto, made with flaked almonds and Pecorino Romano, embraces the softness of fresh tuna cubes. A spicy note given by the dried chili pepper will be an additional way to enhance the taste of this Mediterranean dish.

Primi

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:

Pennette rigate 5 grains

320 g

12,8€

1 prodotto

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Tonno atun claro in olio di oliva 235g

250 g

Lemon zest

to taste

Dried chili pepper

1 unit

Fine salt

to taste

Extra virgin olive oil

to taste

Preparazione

STEP 1 di 7

Bring the water for the pasta to a boil.

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 touch of raw oil.