FARFALLE AND SKIP JACK TUNA SALAD

 FARFALLE  AND SKIP JACK TUNA SALAD

Here is an easy and refreshing pasta dish that manifests in minutes!   Keeping this salad moist with pasta cooking water and a teaspoon of caper packing liquid takes it to another level of tastiness.  My sister introduced me to a version of this dish and promised me I would enjoy it, and you will too!

INGREDIENTS

4 oz farfalle

1/2 cup cooking water

6 oz skip jack tuna packed in olive oil, do not drain

1 Tbsp great extra virgin olive oil

2 celery sticks, defibered ! and sliced thinly

1/2 cup onion finely sliced

1 Tbsp capers with 1 tsp of packing liquid

1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

freshly crushed black pepper corns

1/4 tsp of kosher salt crystals

DIRECTIONS

Cook farfalle according to instructions in a large pot of boiling water laced with 2 teaspoons of salt.

Save 1/2 cup of cooking water.

Drain the farfalle and combine it with 1/2 cup of cooking water, tuna with the oil, olive oil, celery and onion slices, capers and caper liquid, lemon juice, black pepper and kosher salt crystals.

Toss gently and eat.  :)