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Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Super Green Pasta Salad

I've been asking what recipes you would like to see on my blog and I've had a few requests - this recipe caters to both the salad and the quick and easy recipes request! This is a quick and easy salad that's super nutritious and will actually fill you up!


Dressing:
Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons of seeded mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method
  1. Mix all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl then pour over the salad once prepared

Salad:
Ingredients
  • 2 cups of pasta
  • 4 silverbeet leaves
  • Handful of English spinach, plus the stems (they aren’t tough)
  • 6 lettuce leaves
  • Handful of curly kale
  • 3 teaspoons of sesame seeds

Method
  1. Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet
  2. Chop the silverbeet finely, tear the lettuce and kale leaves, and chop the spinach stems (the leaves can go in whole)
  3. Place the leafy greens in a salad bowl
  4. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and rinse with cold water until the pasta has cooled
  5. Place the pasta on top of the greens in the bowl, and pour the dressing over the top
  6. Toss the salad until all the ingredients are coated with the dressing

Serves two
Preparation time: 15 minutes, including pasta cooking time


1 comment:

  1. I can vouch for the deliciousness of this salad... because I shared it with suzetee! So quick and easy.

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