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.
Ingredients
- 2 cups 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