Spanish-Style Pasta Salad with Tuna and Marinated Tomatoes

Spanish-Style Pasta Salad with Tuna and Marinated Tomatoes

from foodandwine.com
Dinner
90 min
6 servings
252 kcal / serving

In this Spanish-Style Pasta Salad with Tuna and Marinated Tomatoes from chef Katie Button combines juicy marinated heirloom tomatoes paired with sherry vinegar to create a sweet, tangy dressing for the bold-flavored salad.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ poundssmall tomatoes, cored and chopped into 1-inch pieces (about 5 cups)
  • ¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil, plus more to taste
  • 1 ½ tablespoonssherry vinegar, plus more to taste
  • 2 mediumgarlic cloves, minced (about 1 1/2 teaspoons)
  • 3 tablespoonsplus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, plus more to taste
  • 3 quartswater
  • 8 ouncesuncooked lumaconi or shell pasta
  • 3 largehard-cooked eggs, peeled
  • 1can solid white tuna in olive oil, drained and flaked
  • ½ cuppitted black olives (preferably empeltre olives.) Kalamata works.
  • 10 ¼jarred piparra peppers (from 1 [6.4-oz.] jar), quartered lengthwise (or 1/4 cup drained capers or pickled jalapeños)
  • 2 tablespoonsfresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly torn, plus more for garnish
  • 1 tablespoonfresh tarragon leaves, roughly torn, plus more for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Toss together tomatoes, oil, vinegar, garlic, and 11/2 teaspoons salt in a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and let marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. (The longer the tomatoes marinate, the better the flavor will be.)

  2. 2

    Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large pot over high; stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons salt. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions for al dente. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water to stop the cooking process until pasta is cool to the touch.

  3. 3

    Cut eggs into eighths by slicing them in half lengthwise and then cutting each half in half crosswise and lengthwise. Add eggs, tuna, olives, peppers, parsley, tarragon, and cooked pasta to tomato mixture in bowl; gently toss to combine. Adjust seasonings with additional olive oil, vinegar, and salt to taste.

  4. 4

    Transfer salad to a large bowl or platter. Garnish with additional parsley and tarragon, and serve.