Pasta Salad
A home-style recipe for Pasta Salad. Serves 4, ready in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta (fusilli, penne or macaroni)
- 1 tsp salt, for boiling
- 2 tomatoes, seeds removed, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- ½ cup mayonnaise / 3 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp dried oregano or chilli flakes (optional)
Missing something?
- No pasta? Use macaroni or boiled spaghetti.
- No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
- No cucumber? Use extra tomato or raw carrot.
- No mayonnaise? Use thick hung yogurt with salt and pepper.
Method
- Boil the pasta in salted water for 8–10 minutes, or as the packet says, until soft. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well.
- Put the pasta, tomatoes and cucumber in a large bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise (or the oil and lemon), salt, pepper and oregano and toss until coated. Serve cold.
Tip: Mix in the tomatoes and cucumber just before serving, or the salad turns watery.