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Fresh tuna pasta all'eoliana from the Aeolian Islands
This beautiful fresh tuna pasta recipe from the Aeolian Islands with typical Southern Italian ingredients is the perfect way to bring a taste of the Mediterranean to your table.
Ingredients
- 400 g tagliatelle or spgahetti
- 250 g fresh Bluefin tuna or other steak fish
- 15 piccadilly tomatoes or other sauce tomatoes
- 15 green or black pitted olives I used taggiasche
- 1 handful capers salted or in oil
- 1 handful fresh parsely
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ peperoncino (fresh red chili pepper) you can also use flakes
- 3-4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt for pasta and to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Add salt once it starts to boil and bring to the boil again
In the meantime make the sauce.
- Wash the capers well if they have been preserved in salt. Peel and chop the garlic finely. Cut the olives into small slices. Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half. Remove the seeds from the peperoncino and chop into small pieces.
- Heat the olive oil over a medium heat in a deep frying pan or skillet. Add the garlic and the tomatoes. When they start to soften, add the capers, the olives and the finely chopped chili pepper.
- Season with a little salt (not too much because the olives and capers are already salty) and cook for 10 minutes to reduce the sauce but without losing the fresh flavour of the ingredients.
- Cut the tuna into chunks and chop the parsley. Turn up the heat and add the tuna and parsley to the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. The tuna must remain a bit pink.
Finish the dish
- Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions on the packet., Save a little of the pasta cooking water. Then drain the pasta and put it in the pan with the sauce. Mix everything together well, adding a little pasta cooking water if the sauce seems dry. Serve immediately sprinkled with a little chopped parsley.
Notes
Traditionally this fresh tuna pasta recipe would be served with spaghetti, although other long pasta types such as linguine, bucatini or fettuccine would work well too!
Nutrition
Calories: 674kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 33gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 310mgPotassium: 1507mgFiber: 9gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 5328IUVitamin C: 64mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 4mg
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LCJ says
This was really nice on a summer evening. Bright & light. I didn’t have parsley, so used fresh basil and a little garlic chives. Perfect with a thin tagliatelle
Angela says
Was delicious. Thank you!
Jacqui says
So happy you liked this recipe Angela! I love using fresh tuna both with pasta and just grilled! So delicious!
Katie Crenshaw | A Fork's Tale says
This looks like such a fantastic pasta dish. I have been looking for new recipes to incorporate fish in my diet. This will be a lovely addition.
Katie Crenshaw | A Fork's Tale says
This looks fantastic. I could eat this every day. The pasta looks beautiful. I have been trying to incorporate more fish in my diet. This will be a lovely addition.
Rhiannon @ Hot & Healthy Mamas says
Mmm the flavours of Sicily! I love Mediterranean food so much. This looks lovely
Caroline says
I've made something very similar and we loved it.I really like the flavor combinations used in Sicilian (and apparently also Alleolian) cooking.
Alexis says
Tuna and capers are two of my favorite foods. This dish looks so fresh and delicious. Looking forward to trying this, thank you.
Brian Jones says
Such great flavours in this I love capers in pasta dishes, must give this a twirl sometime real soon!
Tristin says
What a delicious dish! Very good even with high quality canned tuna. That ancient grain pasta sounds so interesting.
Crystal says
I'm an absolute fiend for seafood, so I imagine that this could be a regular dish in our house
Demeter says
This sounds like such a flavorful dish....so perfect for summer! Great job!
admin says
Thank you so much Demeter! Yes a perfect summer dish! All the best! Jacqui
Claudia Lamascolo says
I dont know what I love more the ingredients or the photos! Both.. this is mouth watering and I love everything in it!
admin says
Awww! Lovely thing to say Claudia! I'm happy you like this recipe (and the photos!) Baci from Verona! Jacqui
danielle wolter says
This sounds delicious! I love the fresh ingredients and tagliatelle is one of my favorite pastas!
admin says
Grazie Danielle! I love tagliatelle too. This tagliatelle was really good as it's whole-grain pasta from Sicily. Extra delish! Hugs from Verona! Jacqui
shelby says
Can you believe I've never eaten fresh tuna? I have had swordfish and do enjoy that. This dish looks mouthwatering!
admin says
Fresh tuna is so good Shelby, I hope you get to try it! I prefer it to swordfish! Thank you for your comment! Greetings from Italy! Jacqui
Neli Howard says
What a great idea! Love this. I like all the ingredients in it. This is perfect for me. I'm sure this is incredibly delicious! So YUMMY!
admin says
Thanks Neli! I'm happy you like this dish. Yes it's really delish! All the best Jacqui