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FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER -- tuna, green bean and potato salad

5/8/2009

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  What a great salad this is!  I will be making it often this summer when the green beans from my garden are ready.  Be sure to use tuna that is canned in olive oil.  Also, the recipe calls for orzo, but I substituted Acini Di Pepe.  It's a tiny, tiny, tubular pasta.  If you can find it (I purchased the DaVinci brand), use it in this recipe.

                                TUNA, GREEN BEAN and POTATO SALAD
                               adapted from a recipe by Giada De Laurentiis

• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 pounds thin green beans, halved
• 2 large Red Bliss potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1 cup Acini Di Pepe, or orzo
• Two 4.5-ounce cans tuna in olive oil, drained
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1.  In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil with the lemon juice, garlic and oregano.  Season the dressing with salt and pepper.
2.  In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the green beans until tender, about 4 minutes.  Transfer the beans to a colander.  Add the potatoes to the pot and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.  Transfer the potatoes to the colander.  Add the Acini Di Pepe to the boiling water and cook until al dente; drain well.
3.  Add the green beans, potatoes and pasta to the dressing and toss gently to coat.  Fold in the tuna, cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs and season with salt and pepper.  Serve warm or at room temperature. 

3 Comments
SarahKate link
5/8/2009 02:34:02 am

That looks delicious. I might make that this weekend and toss in a few black olives (the husband love black olives!)

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tom | tall clover farm link
5/8/2009 03:01:10 pm

Eileen, I'm dressing up a three ring binder tomorrow and starting my Passions to Pastry best of recipe book, which means they'll all be included. This one is a real winner as I can enjoy my garden's goodies in it. Thanks!

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Stacey Snacks link
5/12/2009 10:54:12 pm

I make this salad weekly, I add olives and other goodies, it's a variation of a nicoise salad in my house!

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