BROAD BEAN, PEA & ORZO SALAD

Broad bean, pea & orzo salad image

Serve rice-like pasta grains with peas and beans, basil and a soured cream and Parmesan dressing

Provided by Good Food team

Time 18m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

375g orzo or small pasta shapes
250g pea , fresh or frozen
250g podded broad bean , fresh or frozen
140g half-fat soured cream
zest 1 lemon , plus 2 tbsp juice
1 tbsp grated parmesan , or vegetarian alternative
small handful basil , torn

Steps:

Cook pasta following pack instructions, then drain and rinse under cold running water. Drain again. Cook the peas and beans in another pan of boiling water for 3 mins, before draining and cooling. Peel the beans, if you have time, and stir the vegetables through the pasta.
Mix the soured cream, lemon juice and Parmesan, and season. Mix through the pasta then, just before serving, scatter with the lemon zest and basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 53 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium