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Whole Wheat Tuna and Sage Spaghetti |
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes |
| Ingredients (Serves 4) |
300 gr. (10.5 oz.) |
Whole wheat spaghetti |
1 |
Medium onion sliced Julienne style |
4 Tbs. |
Sun dried tomatoes marinated in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) |
1 can tuna (200 gr., or 7 oz.) |
White Albacore tuna in water |
5-6 |
Sage leaves |
2 Tbs. |
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) |
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Sea salt to taste |
| Preparation |
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In a non-stick teflon frying pan brown sliced onion with EVOO on medium-low fire for about 7 minutes. |
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In the meantime chop sun dried tomatoes, add to frying pan and cook for about 7 minutes. |
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Add tuna and sage leaves. |
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Cook for about 6 minutes mixing well and often to break the chunks of tuna and mix ingredients well. |
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In the meantime bring 3 quarts of water to a boil, add salt and pasta. |
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Drain al dente (slightly undercooked, according to American taste) and transfer to serving bowl. |
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Mix with hot tuna sauce, drizzle with EVOO to taste and serve. |
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| Comments |
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Instead of spaghetti you may use your favorite kind of dried pasta. |
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You may drizzle pasta in serving bowl with sage flavored EVOO, if available. |
| Wine and Beverage Pairing |
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Arneis Langhe DOC, Vermentino Maremma Toscana IGT, Ansonica from Tuscany, Falanghina di Pompei, Monica di Sardegna DOC. |