Salad Recipe • Easy Tuna Pasta Salad

A simple tuna pasta salad with bright flavors.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package cavatappi (corkscrew macaroni)
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• ½ tablespoon garlic powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tuna, drained
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 cup peas
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• ½ cup chopped green olives
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, halved

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook cavatappi at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
2. Whisk mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, salt, and pepper for dressing together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Stir tuna, celery, onion, peas, parsley, olives, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice into pasta. Pour dressing over salad, toss until coated, and add hard-boiled eggs on top. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories557.1
• carbohydrateContent53.6 g
• cholesterolContent133.5 mg
• fatContent27.2 g
• fiberContent3.6 g
• proteinContent26.4 g
• saturatedFatContent4.4 g
• sodiumContent512.5 mg
• sugarContent6.9 g