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Pick & mix pesto pasta salad bar

Pick & mix pesto pasta salad bar arranged in bowls

Pick & mix pesto pasta salad bar

Name: Pick & mix pesto pasta salad bar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400g of your favourite pasta (shells or butterflies work well); 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp pesto; 100g frozen peas defrosted; 100g sweetcorn from a can, drained (or use defrosted frozen sweetcorn); 290g pack baby mozzarella; 100g cherry tomatoes halved; 50g pitted black olives halved; 3 spring onions trimmed and chopped

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Put out all the ingredients for classic pasta salad with pesto dressing and let the kids pick whatever they like to stir in – it's great for fussy eaters

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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400g of your favourite pasta

(shells or butterflies work well)
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp pesto
100g frozen peas

defrosted
100g sweetcorn

from a can, drained (or use defrosted frozen sweetcorn)
290g pack baby mozzarella
100g cherry tomatoes

halved
50g pitted black olives

halved
3 spring onions

trimmed and chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal485
fat22g
saturates8g
carbs50g
sugars5g
fibre6g
protein18g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta following pack instructions, then drain and toss in 1 tbsp oil. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside to cool, tossing occasionally so the pasta doesn’t stick. Mix the remaining olive oil with the pesto and set aside. Both can be prepared up to two days ahead, then covered and chilled.
step 2

Put all the ingredients into individual bowls and serve with a large empty bowl and wooden spoon for mixing individual portions of pasta salad with your choice of ingredients.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2019

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