Cold Pasta Salad from leftover pasta

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When you boil pasta for a pasta dish, it’s always nice to boil a handful extra and save it in the fridge. The leftover pasta is perfect for a chilled pasta salad when you want something light and refreshing for lunch or dinner. It’s also a yummy lunchbox idea for your kids, no cooking required in the morning. Just don’t add too much dressing that can make it soggy.

It’s also a good idea to make this, when you are asking yourself ‘what to do with leftover pasta’ in case you cooked more pasta than required for dinner, which is always the case with me. I never know how much pasta to put to boil.

So here goes – quick, easy, light and refreshing, my version of the cold pasta salad.

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Recipe for Cold Pasta Salad

Serves 2

Time taken : Under 15 minutes

Recipe Type : Easy

Cold Pasta Salad from leftover pasta

Cold pasta salad, best way to use leftover cooked pasta or pack for a lunchbox or picnic! Best summer recipe.

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup pasta leftover cooked
• 1 cup pineapple of diced
• 1 cucumber , diced
• 1 carrot , grated
• 1 red bell pepper , diced

dressing

• 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsps red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp basil dried crushed
• Pinch chilli flakes

Method

 

1. Pour on salad and toss well.
2. Serve chilled.