Green bean & penne salad with tomato and olive dressing

Per serving

265kcal
Proteins
Fats
36гCarbs

Make a speedy pasta salad tossed with a healthy tomato and basil dressing for a low-calorie, vegetarian lunch that packs in three of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

2 serv.
  • wholemeal penne75g g
  • green beans160g g

    trimmed and cut into short lengths

  • large red onion1

    halved and thinly sliced

  • tomatoes2

    chopped

  • rapeseed oil1 tbsp tbsp
  • apple cider vinegar2 tbsp tbsp
  • basil leaves10g g
  • Kalamata olives4

    chopped

  • large handful rocket

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Boil the pasta in a pan of water for 5 mins. Add the beans and onion, return to the boil and cook for 5 mins more.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, put the tomatoes in a bowl with the oil, vinegar and basil (saving a couple of leaves), then blitz with a hand blender to make a dressing.

  3. 3

    Drain the pasta and beans, tip into the dressing, add the olives and mix well. Spoon onto plates and top with the basil leaves and rocket, or pack into lunchboxes, cool, then top with the rocket and basil. Can be chilled for up to one day ahead.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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