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GREEN TAGLIATELLE WITH TUNA AND RICOTTA

August 24, 2012 By Manu 4 Comments

Green tagliatelle with tuna and ricotta

Today I want to share with you a dish that is very dear to my heart.  It is a very simple recipe, but if made with home made pasta it can be a little bit more labour intensive (but so much worth it!).  The reason why I love it so much is because it reminds me of when I would make “green pasta” with my dad… and this would be the sauce of our choice!  I guess, after spending quite a bit of time making pasta, having a very quick sauce to go with it makes perfect sense.  I love all the flavours and contrasts in this dish: ricotta is soft and delicate, tuna fish is crumbly and savoury and olives are salty and almost spicy.  And they all come together beautifully.  I think it also makes a perfect summer meal as the sauce does not require cooking and it literally comes together in 2 minutes!  I like to serve this pasta with a generous sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano on the top… ok, now I am hungry!  I will leave you to it… enjoy!

 

Ingredients (for 4 persons):
280 gms ricotta
150 gms tuna fish (preserved in olive oil), drained and crumbled
15 to 20 black olives (I used kalamata), pitted and halved
4 leaves basil (optional), roughly chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste

1 batch of home-made green tagliatelle (click here for the tutorial) or 350 gms of good quality store bought tagliatelle

NOTE: you can also use normal egg tagliatelle for this recipe.

Put the ricotta in a big serving bowl and mash it well with a fork.  Add the tuna fish, olives and basil (if using).  Add enough hot water to it (I use the pasta water) to obtain a runny cream.  Adjust salt and pepper to taste and keep it aside.

Cook the tagliatelle following the steps on “How to cook pasta al dente”.  Only in this you will not have a pre set cooking time.  The time will vary based on the thickness of your pasta and on whether you have left them to dry etc.  So, the best solution is to taste it!  Remember, it does have to remain firm.

When the pasta is cooked, drain it (RESERVE some of the water in case you need to adjust the sauce with it!), put it in the big serving bowl with the sauce and mix it well.

Green tagliatelle with tuna and ricotta

Serve it hot with a generous sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano.

Green tagliatelle with tuna and ricotta
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Green Tagliatelle with Tuna and Ricotta

The recipe for a quick and delicious pasta sauce made with tuna and ricotta and a tutorial on how to make your own green tagliatelle!
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 280 gms ricotta
  • 150 gms tuna fish preserved in olive oil, drained and crumbled
  • 15 to 20 black olives I used kalamata, pitted and halved
  • 4 leaves basil optional, roughly chopped
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1 batch of home-made green tagliatelle or 350 gms of good quality store bought tagliatelle

Instructions

  1. Put the ricotta in a big serving bowl and mash it well with a fork. Add the tuna fish, olives and basil (if using). Add enough hot water to it (I use the pasta water) to obtain a runny cream. Adjust salt and pepper to taste and keep it aside.
  2. Cook the tagliatelle following the steps on “How to cook pasta al dente”. Only in this you will not have a pre set cooking time. The time will vary based on the thickness of your pasta and on whether you have left them to dry etc. So, the best solution is to taste it! Remember, it does have to remain firm.
  3. When the pasta is cooked, drain it (RESERVE some of the water in case you need to adjust the sauce with it!), put it in the big serving bowl with the sauce and mix it well.
  4. Serve it hot with a generous sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano.

Green tagliatelle with tuna and ricotta

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Filed Under: Fish, Italian, Mains, Pasta Tagged With: dinner, easy, egg pasta, eggs, green pasta, home-made, Italian, Italy, lunch, main dish, mains, olives, pasta, quick, ricotta, spinach, tagliatelle, tuna

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Comments

  1. Maureen says

    August 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    I love this dish. I make something very similar, especially when there’s nothing to cook and I don’t feel like doing food shopping. It’s always a treat. 🙂

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  2. Eha says

    August 25, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    If there is such an entity as ‘my kind of meal’, this very much is it!! Oh yes, I do try to make it ‘homemade’ pasta if at all possible, but I would have this even if someone truly capable had already ‘manufactured’ the carbs bit 🙂 ! 🙂 !

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  3. suzanne Perazzini says

    August 26, 2012 at 11:17 am

    That is so simple – the sauce, not the pasta. I had never thought of mixing tuna and ricotta for some reason and I do pasta often.

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  4. mjskit says

    August 27, 2012 at 1:30 am

    What an easy and tasty pasta dish! Once I get a kitchen back, I’m going to try my hand at homemade pasta and this looks like a great place to start!

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