Tuna meatballs and pasta

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4 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 10 mins
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By Food24 August 17 2015
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Ingredients (12)

170 g tuna — tinned in oil and drained
1 potatoes — large, cooked and mashed
40 g parmesan cheese — grated
1 eggs — beaten
lemon — zest only
1 garlic — cloves, crushed with sea salt
black pepper — freshly ground
flour — for coating
sunflower oil — for frying
TO SERVE:
5 tomatoes — finely chopped
olive oil — extra virgin
1 pasta — small shapes, cooked
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Method:

In a bowl, mix all ingredients for the tuna meatballs until well combined.

Shape the mixture into walnut-sized balls, roll lightly in flour. Fry in oil about 1cm deep, turning, until golden all over. Set aside on a plate lined with paper towel.

Spoon the pasta onto four plates, top with some tomato and lots of extra-virgin olive oil and season well. Top with the meatballs and serve immediately.


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