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A fresh summery pasta salad with sunblush tomatoes, tomatoes, corn and a herb dressing. So quick to put together.
Summer Pasta Salad
In the Summer we really enjoy cold pasta salads. Now I'm not talking claggy leftover pasta, I'm talking about firm, glossy pasta with Summer flavours and colours that pop.
Pasta salad shouldn't just be a scoop on the side of your plate at a BBQ or a small tub quickly grabbed out a chiller cabinet for a hurried lunch at your desk. It deserves it's place at the dinner table too.
Belly Button Pasta
If you have trouble finding it, I buy mine in M&S and Tesco now sell it.
I made a dressing of basil and rapeseed oil, added sunblush tomatoes, fresh Santini tomatoes and sweetcorn, with a dollop of Mr Organic Sundried Tomato Pesto (which is vegan) thrown in for extra flavour.
Quick Pasta Dish
This summery pasta salad only takes a few minutes to make once the pasta is cooked, so it's great for weeknight meals.
I made enough for us to enjoy a portion for lunch the next day and Cooper and I had a little fresh mozzarella in ours, but that's optional.
Do you like cold pasta salads or do you prefer your pasta hot?
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Pasta Tip
For the glossiest, firm pasta in a pasta salad, rinse the just-cooked pasta under cold water until it is completely cold. If you do this you will have shiny pasta and no claggy pasta disasters.
Summer Tomato and Corn Pasta Salad
A fresh summery pasta salad with sunblush tomatoes, tomatoes, corn and a herb dressing. So quick to put together.
Ingredients
- 500g dried Messicani pasta
- 1 large handful fresh basil
- 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 jar sunblush tomatoes, plus a glug of the oil
- 150 - 200g santini tomatoes (or other)
- 340g sweetcorn
- 2 tbsp Mr Organic Sundried Tomato Pesto (or similar)
- a good grinding of black pepper
Instructions
1. Cook the pasta according to the packet until al dente. Drain and rinse under a cold tap until the pasta is cold and glossy (this is the secret to a great pasta salad). Shake off as much water as possible.2. While that pasta is cooking whizz the basil and rapeseed oil into a dressing. Use scissors to snip the sunblush tomatoes in their jar, drain the corn and cut the fresh tomatoes in half.3. Once the pasta is well drained, mix through the herb dressing and the pesto. 4. Next add the sunblush tomatoes and a glug of oil from the jar, which has a wonderful flavour, then add the fresh tomatoes and corn. Mix together well and season with black pepper.5. Serve and enjoy!notes: leftover pasta salad will keep happily in the fridge for a few days. Toss it before serving to re-coat in the oil.
Details
Total time: Yield: Serves 6
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Food Budget
I priced this recipe up using supermarket ingredients. It costs £3.02 to make this popular family dish. That's just 50p per portion.
500g pasta shells = 50p
Half bag fresh basil = 35p
4 tbsp rapeseed oil = 20p
150g sundried tomatoes = 87p
15og cherry tomatoes = 41p
325g sweetcorn = 35p
2 tbsp tomato pesto = 34p
Total = £3.02 Follow me on social media
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