Warm pasta salad with vegetables
Recipe for an easy warm pasta salad with plenty of vegetables, sun-dried tomatoes and parmesan.Serves 4-6 depending on how it is served.
Servings 6 people
Calories 311kcal
Ingredients
Warm pasta salad
- 250 g pasta (uncooked weight)
- 200 g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 150 g fine green beans (haricots verts), fresh or frozen
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1/2 courgette, sliced
- 2 handfuls rocket
- 25 g parmesan, finely grated
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
Marinade
- 80 g sun-dried tomatoes
- 50 ml oil from the sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 handful basil leaves, about 5 sprigs - chopped
- 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then rinse it in plenty of cold water until it has cooled completely, - leave it to drain in a sieve.*You can also happily use leftover cooked pasta if you have some.
- Meanwhile, mix the ingredients for the marinade, - oil, basil, parsley, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, - season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Pour boiling water over the green beans and leave them to stand for 3-4 minutes, - then drain them well.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the sliced mushrooms over a high heat. They should be nicely browned and have released all their liquid.
- Add the onions and fry for a couple of minutes, then add the green beans, courgette, red pepper and half of the marinade.
- Fry everything together for about 4-5 minutes, - and season with a little salt and pepper.
- Add the pasta along with the parmesan and the rest of the marinade. Toss well to combine.
- Fold the rocket into the pasta salad, season with salt and pepper, and serve the salad warm
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 890mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 642IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg