Yummy BSB: Pasta Salad

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

Cook 50 grams of penne pasta per person in a pan filled half full with boiling water from the kettle.

Once cooked, drain the pasta in a colander and rinse under cold water for 20 seconds to cool it down.

Chop the tomatoes in half and add them to a bowl.

Chop half a bell pepper and add it to the bowl.

Chop spring onions and add them to the bowl.

Chop the cucumber in half long ways, then slice it finely and add it to the bowl.

Roll up two slices of ham tightly, slice them thinly, and add to the bowl.

Add 25 grams of sweet corn to the bowl.

Roughly chop about five olives and add them to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients in the bowl with a spoon, adding a pinch of salt and pepper, and optionally fresh herbs or chili.

Dress the salad with mayonnaise or olive oil.

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