Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, zesty pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Zesty pasta salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Zesty pasta salad is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have zesty pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Zesty pasta salad:
- Make ready 1 packet penne pasta
- Prepare 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- Get 1 bunch watercress
- Prepare 1/4 cup spring onions (chopped)
- Prepare 1/2 cup vintage cheddar (grated)
- Prepare 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- Get 1/2 cup parsley
- Take 1 lime
- Get 2 cloves garlic
- Take 1 chilli
- Get 1 tablespoon peppercorns
- Prepare 1 teaspoon rock salt
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Steps to make Zesty pasta salad:
- Boil the pasta in salted water until soft, drain and set aside to cool.
- In a bowl combine the cooled pasta with the halved cherry tomatoes, vintage cheddar and watercress (pulled apart or chopped). Stir thorughly.
- In a food processor add your sun-dried tomatoes, the juice of one lime, one whole chilli, tablespoon of pepper, teaspoon of rock salt, coarsely chopped parsley and a dash of olive oil. Combine until it is of a smooth(almost creamy) consistency.
- If you're having trouble blending the dressing, add a tablespoon of water to aid in combining the ingredients.
- Once dressing is blended and to taste, pour over your pasta and stir through, ensuring all pasta is covered.
- Garnish with fresh watercress leaves and two wedges of lime.
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