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 4
Calories 355 kcal

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

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