tomato and feta pasta salad.

This delightful Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad recipe serves 1 and can be prepared in just 15 minutes, making it a perfect option for a quick and satisfying meal.  Ingredients:  60g red lentil pasta or any pasta of choice  1 large tomato, deseeded and diced  1 roasted red pepper from the jar 1/4 red chilli, diced (optional) 1 spring onion Fresh basil, chopped 1/2 Lemon (juice and zest) 1 tsp Garlic purée 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste  1 heaped tbsp yoghurt  Rocket  20g feta cheese  Protein of choice  Method:  Cut the tomatoes in half and mix them with diced spring onion, roasted red pepper, chopped basil, feta cheese, and diced red chilli (optional).  In a small bowl, combine sun-dried tomato paste, garlic purée, lemon zest, yoghurt, lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well to create the dressing.  Cook the pasta according to packet instructions in salted water until al dente. Drain the cooked pasta, shock with cold water and leave to dry.   Add the prepared tomato mixture, dressing, protein of choice, and rocket to the bowl with the cooked pasta. Toss gently to combine all the ingredients evenly.   Gut Health Information: Cooking and cooling pasta can increase its resistant starch content, which acts  as a prebiotic, feeding beneficial bacteria in the gut. For maximum resistant starch content, allow the cooked pasta to cool completely before assembling the salad.  Customisation: Feel free to add your favourite protein, such as grilled chicken, shrimp or tofu, to  make this salad more filling and nutritious.

tomato and feta pasta salad.

ready in 15 minutes

This delightful Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad recipe serves 1 and can be prepared in just 15 minutes, making it a perfect option for a quick and satisfying meal. 

Ingredients: 

60g red lentil pasta or any pasta of choice 

1 large tomato, deseeded and diced 

1 roasted red pepper from the jar

1/4 red chilli, diced (optional)

1 spring onion

Fresh basil, chopped

1/2 Lemon (juice and zest)

1 tsp Garlic purée

1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste 

1 heaped tbsp yoghurt 

Rocket 

20g feta cheese 

Protein of choice 

Method: 

Cut the tomatoes in half and mix them with diced spring onion, roasted red pepper, chopped basil, feta cheese, and diced red chilli (optional). 

In a small bowl, combine sun-dried tomato paste, garlic purée, lemon zest, yoghurt, lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well to create the dressing. 

Cook the pasta according to packet instructions in salted water until al dente. Drain the cooked pasta, shock with cold water and leave to dry.  

Add the prepared tomato mixture, dressing, protein of choice, and rocket to the bowl with the cooked pasta. Toss gently to combine all the ingredients evenly.  

Gut Health Information:

Cooking and cooling pasta can increase its resistant starch content, which acts  as a prebiotic, feeding beneficial bacteria in the gut. For maximum resistant starch content, allow the cooked pasta to cool completely before assembling the salad. 

Customisation:

Feel free to add your favourite protein, such as grilled chicken, shrimp or tofu, to  make this salad more filling and nutritious.