Recipe: Fusilli Pasta with Tuna, Sweetcorn and Quail's Egg

Once upon a time, I used to have a 9-5 job and everyday, I would need to think of what to bring as a "pack lunch" for the following day. One of my favorite things to make is this fusilli pasta with tuna, sweetcorn and shallots. Why do I like it? Well, it can be easily put together the night before, keeps well in the fridge and still tastes great eaten cold the following day. It is also pretty healthy and makes a balanced meal.

Tuna and sweetcorn are a great pairing, lovely with pasta as well as in sandwiches and salads too.  In the past, I've always used hard boiled hen's egg since quail eggs are considered a delicacy in UK and much more difficult to get your hands on at that time. So if you do not like quail's egg, by all means replace it with a chicken egg. Nowadays, I love making this for myself and also Baby C for lunch. 

Fusilli pasta with tuna, sweetcorn and quail egg

Love the colours - mesmerising!

Quail eggs - dirt cheap in Malaysia!

I could easily eat a few of these. Do you like them too?

Fusilli Pasta with Tuna,  Sweetcorn and Quail's Egg
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-12 minutes
Serves 1


Ingredients
80g fusilli pasta
1/3 can tuna
1 shallot, finely chopped
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
A handful sweetcorn (you can use canned or frozen)
2 quail's egg
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)


1. Boil quail's egg for 4-5 minutes in simmering water, according to your preference. Then transfer to iced water,  the cold water sets the membrane so the egg can be easily peeled. Halve the egg. (Note: If making for packed lunch, it would be better to hard boil the quail's egg)

2.  Cook pasta according to pack instructions in a pot of salted water. Drain and run under cold water to stop pasta from cooking further.

3. Place pasta in a large bowl, and drizzle with 2 tbsp EVOO. Add shallot, tuna, cherry tomatoes and sweetcorn and toss well. Season with salt and pepper, then finally top with the quail's egg. If you do not like quail's egg, you can replace with 1 regular chicken egg.

4. This can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Suitable as pack lunches.

For a similar recipe using tuna and sweetcorn, see this salad with poached egg.

*I am submitting this recipe to my friend Esther of Copycake Kitchen's Little Thumbs Up "Corn" event.

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