- 200g dried wholemeal spiral pasta
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 4 green onions (shallots), thinly sliced
- 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced diagonally
- ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 2 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tbs lemon zest
- 150g marinated red peppers, well drained, thinly sliced
- ½ cup flat-leaf parsley, whole leaves
- ⅓ cup mint, whole leaves
- 75g danish feta cheese
- 50 g baby spinach leaves
Spinach and feta pasta salad
Serves: 6
Prep: 15
Cook: 10
Ingredients
Method
Step 1
Cook pasta following packet directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl.Step 2
Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add green onions, celery and walnuts. Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool slightly.Step 3
Add walnut mixture, lemon juice, lemon zest, peppers, parsley and mint to pasta. Season to taste. Gently toss to combine. Toss through feta and spinach and serve.
Tips
- Marinated red peppers can be found with the pickled vegetables in your local supermarket, near oils, condiments and dressings.
- To create a gluten free pasta salad, simply replace the wholemeal pasta with gluten free pasta
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