Hot harissa tuna pasta

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

200g/7oz pasta shapes

145g tin tuna in brine, drained

small handful pine nuts, toasted

1–1½ tsp harissa paste

½ lemon, zest and juice

generous handful fresh flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 10–12 minutes or according to packet instructions.

Meanwhile, place the tuna, pine nuts, harissa paste, lemon zest and juice, parsley, oil and a generous few grinds of salt and pepper in a large bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.

Drain the pasta and set aside a little of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan and stir in the tuna mixture, adding some of the reserved cooking water if you want a looser sauce. Season with a little more salt and pepper before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 470kcal
• Total Fat: 7g
• Saturated Fat: 1g
• Total Carbohydrate: 72g
• Dietary Fiber: 5g
• Total Sugars: 2g
• Protein: 26g