Packed Lunch Pasta Salad

Name: Packed Lunch Pasta Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 75g Fusilli; 1 handful of Spinach, roughly chopped; 5 Cherry Tomatoes, halved; 4 sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped; 1/2 Avocado; 1/2 lemon juice; 1 tbsp olive oil (preferably sundried tomato brine); pepper

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

Quick, easy, and served cold. Perfect for lunch. Also a great sauce for tortellini.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:10:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories569.8 kcal (28%)

Total Fat24.4 g (35%)

Carbs77.8 g (30%)

Sugars12.7 g (14%)

Protein15 g (30%)

Sodium43.5 mg (2%)

Fiber10.2 g (36%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

75gFusilli

0.5avocado

0.5fresh lemon juice

1 Tbspolive oil

preferably sundried tomato brine

pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the pasta as per the instructions (approx. 9 minutes).

Pot

Wooden Spoon

Fusilli75g

Step 2

While the pasta is cooking, chop up the tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, avocado & spinach.

Cutting Board

Knife

Spinach1 handful

avocado0.5

sundried tomatoes4

cherry tomatoes5

Step 3

Drain the pasta and leave to cool.

Colander

Fusilli75g

Step 4

Once cool, place the pasta in the Tupperware bowl. Top with spinach, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes & avocado. Drizzle with the brine/oil. Sprinkle the parmesan & top with pepper.

Spinach1 handful

Fusilli75g

avocado0.5