Eating fish as part of a healthy diet offers a number of benefits. Consuming 170g (6oz) of fish each week reduces your risk of fatal heart disease. Tuna has very high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which help to reduce omega-6 fatty acids and cholesterol in the arteries and blood vessels.
Ingredients
- 14 oz spaghetti or linguine.
- 1/2 cup pine nuts.
- 2 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil.
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped.
- 1 can (140g / 5 oz) tuna, drained and coarsely flaked.
- 2 sprigs dill, finely chopped.
- 1 lemon, juiced and one half zested.
- Parmesan, grated.
Method
- Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water according to package directions.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan and leave to cool.
- Drain spaghetti.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, sauté garlic for 2 mins.
- Add spaghetti, pine nuts and tuna to the pan.
- Gently stir and heat for 2 mins, then add dill and lemon zest.
- Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
- Pile spaghetti onto a serving plate and drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil.
- Sprinkle with grated parmesan.
- Serves 2, eat and enjoy.
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