Spaghetti Alla Carlofortina (spaghetti With Fresh Tuna, Cream Of

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 20 fresh basil leaves
• 50 g pine nuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• 150 g extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small brown onion, chopped
• 150 g roma tomatoes, blanched, peeled and roughly chopped
• 300 g spaghetti
• 200 g fresh yellowfin tuna fillets, cubed
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor combine the basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. process at a medium speed until blended to a creamy consistency.
• 2 in a bowl
• 3 in a large frying pan, heat 50ml of the olive oil and fry the onion until softened. add the roughly chopped tomatoes and cook on a medium heat for 10 minutes. season with salt.
• 4 cook the spaghetti to packet instructions, drain and add to the tomato sauce.
• 5 add the tuna pieces and toss through the pasta and cook for 1 minute.
• 6 serve with a large dollop of the cream of basil mixture.