Tuna And Arugula (Rocket) Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    400 g dry spiral shaped pasta
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 red onions, thinly sliced
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1/3 cup kalamata olive, pitted and quartered
    1/3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1 (425 g) can tuna in water, drained
    80 g baby rocket
Preparation
    Cook pasta until al dente, following packet directions and drain, but reserve 2 tablespoons of the cooking water.
    Put the drained pasta and reserved water back into the cooking pot, away from the heat.
    Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan.
    Add onions and garlic and cook gently until soft.
    About 8 minutes.
    Add onion mixture to the pasta pot along with the olives, pesto and lemon juice.
    Toss over a low heat for a minute to heat gently.
    Add tuna and rocket.
    Keep tossing over the low heat until rocket wilts slightly.
    Season with pepper if desired and serve.

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