CLASSIC Tuna Pasta Salad

Tuna Pasta Salad Variations

• Avocado Tuna Salad – Add a large peeled and cubed avocado
• Very Healthy Tuna Salad – Replace the mayonnaise or creme fraiche (or both) with low fat Greek yoghurt
• Tuna Salad Sandwich – Leave the pasta out, mix everything together well and spread between two slices of bread
• Tuna Pasta Salad without Mayo – Add more creme fraiche or/and Greek yoghurt instead
• Tuna Salad Wrap – Leave the pasta out, mix everything together well and roll into a tortilla wrap
• Tuna Pasta Salad with Cheese – Either sprinkle grated cheese over the top or mix small cubes of cheese in with the rest of the ingredients
• Tuna Salad with Egg – Add a hard boiled egg or two to the ingredients
• Tuna Melt – Swap the pasta for a bagel and you have a new version of a perfect crunchy, cheesy meal with tuna and veggies

Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad Ingredients

• Tuna – I use basic but good quality canned tuna fish (see notes below for more tuna info)
• Pasta – I often use farfalle (pasta bows) for this recipe, but you can use whichever shape you have in or prefer
• Sweetcorn – I use no added sugar, canned and drained corn. You can use frozen (and defrosted) if you prefer
• Peppers – I use orange or red bell peppers for sweetness, but use whichever you like
• Cucumber – You can peel and deseed if you’re that way inclined, but I just chop it up
• For the dressing: Mayonnaise, creme fraiche, Dijon mustard, lemon (juice only) and fresh chives

Type of tuna

For this recipe you can use tinned tuna either in brine, oil or water, depending on your preference. 

You can get premium tuna in jars of olive oil if you want to push the boat out, which is delicious, but regular canned tuna is totally fine.

You could also use fresh tuna if you’d prefer, but this would obviously need to be cooked first and, honestly, I don’t think it’s necessary for this recipe.

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