Warm risoni salad with tuna and sweet potato

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• 0:15 Prep


• 0:30 Cook


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  4 Servings


• Capable cooks

Risoni is a rice-shaped pasta which is delicious in summer salads.

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Ingredients

• 400g orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces


• Olive oil cooking spray


• 1 cup dried risoni pasta


• 200g grape tomatoes, halved


• 425g can tuna in oil, drained, flaked


• 75g baby rocket


• 1/4 cup French dressing

Method

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  Step 1
  
  
  
  
  Preheat oven to 240C/220C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place potato on prepared tray. Spray with oil. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and crisp.
  
  
  


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  Step 2
  
  
  
  
  Meanwhile, cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions until tender. Drain.
  
  
  


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  Step 3
  
  
  
  
  Place pasta, potato, tomato, tuna and rocket in a bowl. Add dressing. Toss to combine. Serve.
  
  
  

• Low kilojoule


• Low sugar


• Lower gi

Nutrition

• 1983 kj

  Energy




• 15g

  Fat Total




• 2g

  Saturated Fat




• 5g

  Fibre




• 27g

  Protein




• 30mg

  Cholesterol




• 664.56mg

  Sodium




• 9g

  Carbs (sugar)




• 55g

  Carbs (total)

All nutrition values are per serve

Notes

Variation: You could use dried rollini or spiral pasta instead of risoni.

• Author: Jenny Fanshaw


• Image credit: Amanda McLauchlan


• Publication: Super Food Ideas

Source: taste.com.au