Name: Mediterranean pasta salad
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 225g dried pasta shapes; 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 10 black olives, sliced; quarter cucumber, chopped; half red onion, thinly sliced; 40g Feta cheese, crumbled; 15g pine nuts, toasted; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; handful basil leaves

This makes a great packed lunch. With all the Mediterranean flavours, it's a nice alternative to sandwiches.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Nutrition information

Each 293g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 422
Carbs: 58.7g
Fibre: 5.3g
Protein: 13.4g
Fat: 13.7g
(Medium)
Saturates: 3.1g
(Low)
Sugars: 5.6g
(Low)
Salt: 0.68g
(Low)
Fruit/Veg Portion: 1

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Ingredients

225g dried pasta shapes
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
10 black olives, sliced
quarter cucumber, chopped
half red onion, thinly sliced
40g Feta cheese, crumbled
15g pine nuts, toasted
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
handful basil leaves

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Method

Step 1

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Drain and refresh under cold water.

Step 2

Toss the pasta together with the remaining ingredients and serve.

Recipe tips

To toast pine nuts, add them to a dry frying pan over a medium heat, mix regularly for a couple of minutes until starting to brown then remove from pan immediately to stop them cooking further.
For a gluten-free version, replace the pasta with a tin of chickpeas.