Zesty pasta salad

Name: Zesty pasta salad
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packet penne pasta; 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved); 1 bunch watercress; 1/4 cup spring onions (chopped); 1/2 cup vintage cheddar (grated); 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes; 1/2 cup parsley; 1 lime; 2 cloves garlic; 1 chilli; 1 tablespoon peppercorns; 1 teaspoon rock salt

Kimmi @cook_3224305

Melbourne

Zesty pasta salad

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 packetpenne pasta
1 cupcherry tomatoes (halved)
1 bunchwatercress
1/4 cupspring onions (chopped)
1/2 cupvintage cheddar (grated)
1 cupsun-dried tomatoes
1/2 cupparsley
1lime
2 clovesgarlic
1chilli
1 tablespoonpeppercorns
1 teaspoonrock salt

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Steps

30 mins

1

Boil the pasta in salted water until soft, drain and set aside to cool.
2

In a bowl combine the cooled pasta with the halved cherry tomatoes, vintage cheddar and watercress (pulled apart or chopped). Stir thorughly.
3

In a food processor add your sun-dried tomatoes, the juice of one lime, one whole chilli, tablespoon of pepper, teaspoon of rock salt, coarsely chopped parsley and a dash of olive oil. Combine until it is of a smooth(almost creamy) consistency.
4

If you're having trouble blending the dressing, add a tablespoon of water to aid in combining the ingredients.
5

Once dressing is blended and to taste, pour over your pasta and stir through, ensuring all pasta is covered.
6

Garnish with fresh watercress leaves and two wedges of lime.