Farfalle with Tuna

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Cooked pasta

1. 1
   Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.

   ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot

   💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
2. 2
   Drain.

   Colander
3. 3
   Let the pasta cool.

For the Salad Dressing

1. 4
   In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, paprika, salt and black pepper until smooth.

   Bowl

To assemble

1. 5
   Drain the tuna and flake it a little.
2. 6
   In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the tuna, cherry tomatoes, olives and onion.

   Bowl
3. 7
   Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.
4. 8
   Add the basil leaves and serve at room temperature.