Zucchini ribbon pasta salad
- 200g penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 60g black pitted olives
- 2 spring onions, chopped
- 150g baby rocket
- 1 small yellow capsicum, thinly sliced
- 30g sundried tomatoes
- 2 medium zucchini, peeled into thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Boil penne pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions. Drain, cool and place in a large salad bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to cooled pasta. Toss to combine.
- Add cherry tomatoes, olives, spring onion, rocket, capsicum, sundried tomatoes and zucchini. Toss to combine.
- To make dressing, whisk together remaining olive oil, lemon juice, crackedpepper and garlic. Toss through pasta salad and serve.
Heart Health Check Toolkit
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