Humble Pasta Salad with Tuna

I was so excited to do something with Monday’s 30 second mayo, and this was the very first thing that popped into my mind.  I love this stuff, it’s my summer comfort food.  I make it in the morning and it just gets better as it sits all day in the fridge.  At the end of a hot day it’s waiting there for me like a cool breeze.

Ok, maybe that’s the open fridge door, but whatever.  Isn’t it
sometimes nice to celebrate the food we actually love to eat on a daily
basis.  It might be humble, but it’s so satisfying.  This is one of our favorite summer stand bys.  I look forward to it every year, right up there with fresh corn and ripe tomatoes.  Give me a cold glass of white wine and a plate of this and I’m in heaven.

The tuna and egg make this hearty enough for dinner, which is the key to the success of this salad for me.  The homemade mayo
makes it a little bit gourmet.  The fresh herbs, red onion and scallions
give it lots of flavor, the peppers give it crunch and the ripe tomato a
burst of summery juice.  For a humble pasta salad it really has a lot
going on.

Pasta Salad with Tuna
serves 4-5

2 cups pasta curls or elbows (measure out raw) cooked in salted water until just barely al dente
1 small can of your favorite tuna (I like solid white albacore in water)
1/2 medium red onion, minced
6 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 large bell pepper or several colorful minis, cut in small dice
1 tomato, cut in small dice
Several large spoonfuls of mayonnaise
2 Tbsp fresh dill, or you can use 1 tsp dried
1 tsp celery seed
fresh thyme leaves
salt and fresh cracked black pepper
a squeeze of lemon 
2 or 3 hard boiled eggs, cut in wedges

  • Mix the first 6 ingredients together with the mayo.  Measure in enough mayo to make the salad moist but not overwhelmed.  Add the herbs, celery seed, salt and pepper to taste.  Add the dash of lemon juice and then refrigerate the salad for at least a few hours.
  • When ready to serve, give the salad another toss, taste to see if you need more seasoning, or more mayo, (it will probably need something) and garnish with the sliced eggs

A great pasta salad is the birthright of every American family, what’s the secret to yours?
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