QUICK MONDAY EVENING MEAL
http://you.co.za/food/penne-nicoise-salad/
Serves 4-6
Preparation: 10 min
Cooking: 15 min
- 200 g wholewheat penne pasta
- 200 g green beans, trimmed
- 2 x 185 g cans tuna chunks, drained
- head lettuce, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, diced
- 200 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 8 pitted black olives
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 boiled eggs, halved
DRESSING
- 60 ml (¼ c) lemon juice
- 15 ml (1 T) Dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 60 ml (¼ c) olive oil
- handful mint, chopped
- freshly ground pepper
1 Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, adding the green beans to the pot for the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
2 Place the tuna, lettuce, yellow pepper, tomatoes, olives and onion in a wide bowl.
3 Dressing Whisk all the ingredients together and season with pepper.
4 Drain the pasta and beans and add to the tuna mixture. Pour over the dressing and toss gently through the mixture.
5 Garnish each serving with a boiled egg and serve immediately.
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