Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Cool bowtie pasta tossed with juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, rich tuna, and fragrant fresh basil.
Ingredients
200g mozzarella pearls, drained200g
250g baby plum tomatoes, quartered250g
1 bunch fresh basil, torn30g
350g farfalle pasta500g
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil500ml
40g pitted green olives, sliced300g
200g tinned tuna, drained3x80g
pinch of salt750g
pinch of freshly ground black pepper50g
Method
- Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil
- Add the pasta, stir once and cook for about 10 minutes or as directed on the packet.
- Meanwhile, wash the tomatoes and cut into quarters. Slice the olives. Wash the basil.
- Put the tomatoes into a salad bowl and tear the basil leaves over them. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and mix.
- When the pasta is ready, drain into a colander and run cold water over it to cool it quickly.
- Toss the pasta into the salad bowl with the tomatoes and basil.
- Add the sliced olives, drained mozzarella balls, and chunks of tuna. Mix well and let the salad rest for at least half an hour to allow the flavours to mingle.
- Sprinkle the pasta with a generous grind of black pepper and drizzle with the remaining olive oil just before serving.
Cost to cook
4
serves 4 ·
Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £7.07 of it is what this recipe actually uses.
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Tesco Asda
£9.69 est. · serves 4