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pasta salad with ripe tomatoes, olives and basil
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The best pasta salad

With ripe tomatoes, olives and basil

pasta salad with ripe tomatoes, olives and basil
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15 mins
Super easy

serves 4

About the recipe

A perfect summer salad – super-simple, tasty, and great for a light lunch or barbecue.


nutrition per serving

5
0
7

Calories

2
4
.
6
g

Fat

4
.
8
g

Saturates

7
.
4
g

Sugars

1
.
1
g

Salt

1
1
.
4
g

Protein

6
3
.
6
g

Carbs

4
.
5
g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Happy Days with the Naked Chef

Happy Days with the Naked Chef

Ingredients

310g/11oz small shell-shaped pasta

3 cloves of garlic

255g/9oz yellow cherry tomatoes

255g/9oz red cherry tomatoes

1 handful of black olives, pitted

2 tablespoons fresh chives

1 handful of fresh basil

½ a cucumber

4 tablespoons white wine vinegar, or to taste

7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Throw in the pasta and cloves of garlic, boil until al dente, drain and run under cold water to cool. Put the garlic to one side to use for the dressing. Put the pasta into a bowl. Chop the tomatoes, olives, chives, basil and cucumber into pieces about half the size of the pasta and add to the bowl. Squash the garlic cloves out of their skins and mush in a pestle and mortar. Add the vinegar, oil and seasoning. Drizzle this over the salad, adding a little more seasoning to taste.

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