TUNA TARRAGON PASTA SALAD

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My husband and I love the unique flavor of the tuna pasta salad at our local Sweet Tomatoes restaurant. The natural sweetness from the tarragon blends beautifully with the mild tuna. I developed this recipe at home and it comes really close to real thing...maybe even surpassing it. The restaurant chain uses a mixed pasta consisting of broken spinach fettucini, broken regular fettucini and sea shells, but I don't usually keep all those pastas on-hand. I also took the liberty of adding peas (I just love peas and tuna together).

Provided by Mercy

Categories     Tuna

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon sugar (1 to 2 teaspoons, to taste)
2 (12 ounce) cans tuna in water, drained (or albacore)
2 cups frozen green peas, no need to thaw
1 lb shell pasta, cooked to al dente, drained and cooled
1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/8 teaspoon pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • Whisk together the first six (dressing) ingredients.
  • Fold in the tuna and peas.
  • Toss in the pasta.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Chill at least two hours before serving.
  • The pasta will absorb the dressing, the flavors will blend and the dried tarragon flavor will really blossom.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 670.8, Fat 22, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 68.6, Sodium 892.3, Carbohydrate 74.9, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 7.2, Protein 41.7

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