Pasta Salad With Bocconcini, Beetroot & Pine Nuts

Pasta Salad With Bocconcini, Beetroot & Pine Nuts

A beautiful, vibrant and fresh salad! Who said pasta salads are bad for you? Not when you combine them with fresh, healthy ingredients that fill you up and nourish your body.
Servings
Calories 355 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 cups baby spinach chopped
  • 2 cups pasta cooked (spirals, bow ties or penne are all great)
  • 1 lebanese cucumber sliced into half moons
  • 1 cup beetroot cooked, chopped (store bought, canned or roasted)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup baby bocconcini
  • 3 spring onions finely sliced
  • 1/2 cup parsley leaves finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts or almonds, toasted

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon juice squeezed
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves chopped
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • sea salt & cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  • For the dressing: Mix all the ingredients together and season well.
  • Place the spinach, pasta, cucumber, beetroot, cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, spring onion, parsley and pine nuts in a large bowl and toss together. Pour over the dressing and combine gently. Add some more seasoning if you like.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 8gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 53mgPotassium: 624mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2515IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 3mg

Keywords

Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Egg Free, Gluten Free, Pescetarian, Vegetarian
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