Italian
Mixed Pasta with Fresh Tuna, Yellow Cherry Tomatoes and Burrata
by Chef in Camicia · 306K subscribers on YouTube
A one-pot summer pasta dish with mixed shapes, fresh tuna, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, and creamy burrata, finished with a sprinkle of three-pepper mix and fresh basil.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
11 items- Pasta AmmiscataMixed pasta shapes (e.g., short pasta)
- Spring OnionWhite part for base, green part for garnish
- Red Cherry TomatoesRed cherry tomatoes
- Yellow Cherry TomatoesYellow cherry tomatoes
- 4 pcsFiletti di Tonno all'Olio d'Oliva2 for sauce, 2 for finishing
- 2 pcsBurrata (Stracciatella)Small knobs or slices for plating
- BasilFresh basil leaves
- Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil for sautéing and finishing
- SaltTo taste
- Black PepperFreshly ground black pepper to taste
- Tre Effe (Misto di Pepe)(optional) — Three-pepper mix (e.g., black, white, pink peppercorns)
Method
- Prepare the base: cut the spring onion in half, remove the outer layer, slice thinly. In a pan, heat a drizzle of oil and add the spring onion.
- Cut the red and yellow cherry tomatoes in half.
- When the spring onion is sautéed, turn the heat to high, add the cherry tomatoes and two tuna fillets (the ones for the sauce). Break up the tuna and tomatoes, add salt.
- Add two basil leaves.
- Add the mixed pasta and toast it briefly.
- Add a ladle of boiling water and cook like a risotto, adding more water as the pasta absorbs.
- Cook for 7-8 minutes (or to taste). Optionally remove the basil.
- When cooked, adjust salt and pepper, turn off the heat. Add a drizzle of oil and two knobs of burrata (stracciatella). Mix well.
- Plate: spread the pasta like a risotto, add slices of burrata, the two whole tuna fillets, some finely chopped spring onion greens, a sprinkle of Tre Effe (mixed pepper), and basil leaves.
Chef in Camicia
Home cookReviewer306K subscribers on YouTube94.2M total channel viewsCasa editrice digitale italiana di ricette fondata da Nicolo Zambello, Andrea Navone e Luca Palomba. Pubblicazioni giornaliere.


