Pasta salad with sun-dried tomato and artichoke
This pasta salad looks really colorful thanks to the different veggies and tastes delicious too! Always a favorite on warmer days and lovely at a picnic or BBQ. Handy to make in advance as well: the next day it tastes even better!
- Preparation Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
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250 gdried pasta (e.g. fusilli)
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400 gcannellini beans 1 can, drained and rinsed
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2red bell pepper's in thin strips
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100 golives halved
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400 gcherry tomatoes in quarters
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150 g(marinated) artichoke hearts from a jar, cut into pieces
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8pieces of sun-dried tomatoes in strips
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150 grocket
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pepper and salt to taste
For the dressing
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1red onion finely chopped
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1/2lemon the juice
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4 tbspoil from the sun-dried tomatoes
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2 clovesgarlic finely chopped
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15 gfresh basil finely chopped
Instructions
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Cook the pasta according to the packaging. Drain it and rinse with cold water.
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Mix the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl.
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Mix the pasta with the cannellini beans, pepper, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomato and the dressing. Mix well and season with salt and pepper. Add the rocket at the last moment, just before serving.
Notes
Tip: as soon as you have drained the pasta, rinse it with cold water. This stops the pasta from sticking together and cools it down quickly!
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