Italian tuna balls

Name: Italian tuna balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 320 grams tuna in sunflower or olive oil, drained (reserve a little oil); 1 small handful pine nuts; 1 freshly grated zest lemon; 1 small handful parsley leaves, roughly chopped; 50 grams fresh breadcrumb; 1 egg, beaten; 400 grams spaghetti; 500 grams pasta sauce

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Italian tuna balls a try. For $1.95 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 1176 calories, 18g of protein, and 84g of fat per serving. A mixture of breadcrumb, pine nuts, pasta sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.

Instructions

Flake the tuna into a bowl, then tip in the pine nuts, lemon zest, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg. Season and mix together with your hands until completely combined.

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Breadcrumbs

Lemon Zest

Pine Nuts

Parsley

Tuna

Egg

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Bowl

Roll the mix into 12 walnut-size balls. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil, then cook the spaghetti according to pack instructions.

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Spaghetti

Walnuts

Water

Roll

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Frying Pan

Heat a little of the tuna oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then fry the tuna balls for 5 mins, turning every minute or so until completely golden.

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Tuna

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Drain on kitchen paper.

Heat the tomato sauce, then toss together with the pasta and tuna balls.

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Tomato Sauce

Pasta

Tuna

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Bowl

Frying Pan

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Servings:

320grams

tuna in sunflower or olive oil, drained (reserve a little oil)1small handful

pine nuts 1

freshly grated zest lemon 1small handful

parsley leaves, roughly chopped 50grams

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna works really well with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. You could try Albertina Gold Medal Winner Merlot Lorilai's Reserve Wine. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 25 dollars per bottle.