Pasta salad
An average of 4.7 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 4
- Dietary
- Egg-freeHealthyVegetarian
This is a perfect quick pasta salad recipe - whether you take it on a picnic or in your lunchbox.
Ingredients
- macaroni: 300g/10½oz pasta shapes such as penne or macaroni
- cherry tomatoes: 250g/9oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- sea salt: sea salt
- olives: 100g/3½oz black olives, stoned, halved
- feta: 200g/7oz feta cheese, crumbled
- spinach: 225g/7oz baby spinach
- olive oil: 3 tbsp lemon-infused olive oil
- pine nuts: 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
- basil: large handful torn basil
Method
Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain the pasta, rinse in cold water and tip into a large bowl.
Add the halved tomatoes to the pasta and sprinkle with sea salt. Add the olives, feta and spinach and drizzle with the lemon olive oil. Add the pine nuts and basil and toss gently before serving.
Recipe tips
Use whatever pasta shapes you like such as penne or macaroni or add a handful of cooked chicken or ham. Pack the spinach separately if you’re not eating this salad straight away and mix it in before serving.
