Tuna shell pasta salad

Ingredients

• 2500 ml water
• 15 g salt
• 250 g shell-shaped pasta
• 1 medium red onion (150 g)
• 1 medium bell pepper (150 g)
• 275 g tuna in oil
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 100 g mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 15 g cilantro (culantro)
• 1 basil leaf

Preparation

1. Bring 2500 ml of water and 15 g of salt to a boil. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes or as directed on the package, until tender but still holding its shape. 2. Rinse the pasta under cold water and let it drain well. 3. Cut the red onion and pepper into small dice. Drain the oil from the tuna and mix it with the pasta, onion and pepper. 4. Add the lemon juice, 100 g of mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Mix until the pasta is coated in mayonnaise. 5. Finely chop the cilantro and stir it in. Garnish with the basil leaf.