Pasta Salad Niçoise

== Description ==
The following recipe meets the "5 A Day for Better Health" program criteria. This means that this recipe does not exceed the following: 30% of calories from fat; 10% of calories from saturated fat; 100 mg cholesterol and 360 mg sodium per serving.
This makes a nice lunch menu with fresh fruit and a whole wheat roll. This is also a good salad recipe for a picnic lunch.
== Ingredients ==
* ¼ cup fat-free Italian dressing
* ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
* 2 cloves minced fresh garlic
* 5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
* 2 cups cooked and drained rotini pasta
* 1 can (6 oz) drained water-packed tuna
* ¾ cup diced fresh tomato
* ½ diced California avocado
* ¼ cup sliced red onion
* 4 leaves green-leaf lettuce
* 2 large sliced black olives
== Directions ==
# In a small bowl, combine the dressing, basil, garlic and red pepper flakes.
# Set aside.
# In a large bowl, combine rotini pasta, tuna, tomato, avocado and red onion.
# Add dressing and toss.
# Line four plates with lettuce leaves, spoon on salad and garnish with olive slices.
Category:Pasta Salad Recipes
Category:Black olive Recipes
Category:Green-leaf lettuce Recipes
Category:Basil Recipes
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Category:Red onion Recipes
Category:Rotini Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Tuna Recipes