Recipes
Recipes

Mediterranean penne salad

Bursting with Mediterranean flavours, this salad can be enjoyed as a main course or as a side

Bursting with Mediterranean flavours, this salad can be enjoyed as a main course or as a side

starstarstarstarstar
(17 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 20 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 91p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 304g serving contains

Energy
1818kj
435kcal
22%
Fat
10.0g
Med
14%
Saturates
3.0g
Med
15%
Sugars
11.2g
Med
12%
Salt
0.73g
Med
12%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
598kj/143kcal

Ingredients

200g penne

2tbsp balsamic vinegar

2tsp extra virgin olive oil

20g parsley, torn

400g Asda Organic Mixed Beans in Water, rinsed and drained well

180g baby spinach

½ red onion, finely sliced

8 sundried tomatoes, sliced

125g ball Asda Light Mozzarella, torn

50g Asda Oven Baked Black Olive Croutons

Flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Method

1
Cook the penne according to the pack instructions and drain well.
2
To make the dressing, mix together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a large bowl.
3
Add the penne to the dressing and toss well to coat. Stir in the chopped parsley and set aside to cool.
4
Layer the salad, starting with the beans on the bottom, followed by the penne, spinach, red onion, sundried tomatoes, mozzarella and black olive croutons.
5
Mix the salad together well. Garnish with flat-leaf parsley and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper to serve.