Tuscan-style salad with spelt pasta - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Tuscan-style salad with spelt pasta By You Magazine - March 10, 2019 This tuscan-style salad with spelt pasta recipe mixes fresh tomatoes, olives and herbs with a zingy dressing and plenty of seasoning for a healthy dish that’s packed with flavour. Tara Fisher SERVES 4 222 CALS PER SERVE 500g heirloom or sweet cherry tomatoes, mixed colours if possible 2 tsp sea salt flakes 100g spelt pasta (try penne or rigatoni) or any other standard short-cut pasta ¼ white onion, sliced 60g black olives, such as kalamata, pitted and chopped FOR THE VINAIGRETTE 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp good-quality red wine vinegar 1-2 smoked garlic cloves (or regular garlic), minced or crushed 1 tsp dijon mustard ½ tsp sea salt TO GARNISH 3 tbsp chopped parsley leaves handful of small basil leaves pepper, to taste 1. Cut the tomatoes into bitesized chunks, place in a colander over a large bowl and toss with the salt flakes. Leave to sit for 15 minutes, tossing occasionally. 2. Bring a pan of water to the boil, add salt and cook the pasta for 9-10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, but do not cool. 3. Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette by putting all the ingredients in a jar and shaking vigorously until it comes together. Add the vinaigrette to the bowl of drained tomato juice, then add the tomatoes, warm pasta, onion and olives and toss well. Serve on plates and garnish with the parsley, basil and pepper. NOTE The photograph shows the ingredients before assembly. BUY THE BOOK WITH 20% OFF Skinny Pasta by Julia Azzarello is published by Kyle Books, price £14.99. Chapters cover pantry basics, advice on cooking pasta, matching shapes with sauces and kitchen kit. Plus there are 80 flavour-packed recipes (all under 500 cals) for veggie, meat and fish mains; lunches, salads, soups and pasta staples. To order a copy for £11.99 until 24 March visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved