Tuna noodle salad - with lemon

This is a quick and easy salad that you can serve either as part of your barbeque spread, or simply with a crusty bread roll for a light meal on its own. Serve with slices of lemon for extra zing and freshness.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup / 200 grams orzo pasta (rice noodles) (or other small shapes)
• 8 ounces / 224 grams canned tuna in brine (drained weight)
• 1 large red pepper (finely diced)
• 1 cup frozen peal (preferably petit pois)
• 2/3 cup / 160 ml mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup / 80 ml tomato ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 1 lemon (sliced for garnish)
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Boil for 7 minutes (or the length of time indicted on the packed).Drain through a sieve and then rinse the pasta under cold running water to stop the cooking process.Transfer the drained cooled pasta to a serving dish.
2. 2Drain the tuna and chop the red pepper finely.Add the tuna, red pepper and peas to the pasta.
3. 3Mix well to combine all the ingredients.
4. 4Add the mayonnaise, tomato ketchup and tabasco
5. 5Mix the dressing through the salad until the pasta is well coated.
6. 6Garnish with lemon slices.