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Mediterranean pasta salad with arugula and lentil noodles

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 300 g lentil or chickpea pasta (not spiral pasta, which falls apart too easily)
  • ½ jar Pesto Rosso
  • 1 jar artichoke hearts (approx. 10 hearts)
  • 1 can of olives (approx. 20 pieces), whether black or green
  • 1 jar tomatoes, dried in oil
  • 50 g sunflower seeds
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper
  • Basil, fresh
  • 1 bunch arugula

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 6 minutes; Total time approx. 26 minutes

deliciously vegan

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente and drain. In the meantime, prepare the dressing with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pesto rosso, pepper, and salt. Add the warm pasta and mix well. Stir frequently while it cools. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into small cubes (approx. 5 x 5 mm), halve the olives, and quarter the artichoke hearts. Toast the sunflower seeds in a grease-free pan. Add all ingredients to the pasta, mix, and let stand at room temperature for a few hours. Roughly chop the basil leaves and mix in with the arugula just before serving.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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