Ziti With Tuna & Grilled Cherry Tomatoes
Recipe: #17306
February 10, 2015
Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Fish, Tuna, Pasta, Ziti, Italian, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Valentine's Day more
"Very Italian Dish. To stir LA PASSIONE ♥♥♥"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (611.2 g)
- Calories 351.8
- Total Fat - 20.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3 g
- Cholesterol - 6.5 mg
- Sodium - 393.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.9 g
- Sugars - 16.7 g
- Protein - 14.8 g
- Calcium - 148.3 mg
- Iron - 6 mg
- Vitamin C - 175.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Soak the capers in a bowl of water for 10 minutes, drain and pat dry with paper towels. Peel the garlic cloves and cut into thin slices; fry in a pan with 4 tablespoons of oil until are golden and crisp; drain them with a slotted spoon and add the capers; fry for 10-15 seconds,
Step 2
Drain and keep aside with the garlic.
Step 3
Place tuna in a pan; add the wine and a pinch of salt and cook over verylow heat for 4-5 minutes. Chop olives, and add them to the tuna with lemon zest, stir and turn off.
Step 4
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water; al dente, transfer it to the pan with the sauce, add parsley and sprinkle everything with garlic and fried capers.
Step 5
Wash and cut in half 400g cherry tomatoes, arrange in a baking dish, season with a pinch of salt and a pinch sugar; sprinkle with a heaping tablespoon of bread crumbs mixed with one of grated parmesan and one of oregano and broil under the grill for 4-5 minutes. Add them to the pasta at the last moment, before adding capers and garlic.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.