GREEN BEAN & PENNE SALAD WITH TOMATO AND OLIVE DRESSING

Green bean & penne salad with tomato and olive dressing image

Make a speedy pasta salad tossed with a healthy tomato and basil dressing for a low-calorie, vegetarian lunch that packs in three of your 5-a-day

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Pasta

Time 22m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

75g wholemeal penne
160g green beans , trimmed and cut into short lengths
1 large red onion , halved and thinly sliced
2 tomatoes , chopped
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
10g basil leaves
4 Kalamata olives , chopped
large handful rocket

Steps:

Boil the pasta in a pan of water for 5 mins. Add the beans and onion, return to the boil and cook for 5 mins more.
Meanwhile, put the tomatoes in a bowl with the oil, vinegar and basil (saving a couple of leaves), then blitz with a hand blender to make a dressing.
Drain the pasta and beans, tip into the dressing, add the olives and mix well. Spoon onto plates and top with the basil leaves and rocket, or pack into lunchboxes, cool, then top with the rocket and basil. Can be chilled for up to one day ahead.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium