Serves 4

 

10 minutes preparation + 10 minutes cooking

8 serves of vegies in this recipe

 

Ingredients

2½ cups pasta shapes (spiral or bows)
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
12 black olives, pitted and sliced
1 green capsicum, seeded and diced
6 button mushrooms, sliced
½ cup snow peas, strings removed and sliced
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
185g can of tuna in spring water, drained
½ cup low-fat Italian salad dressing*
Freshly ground or cracked black pepper, to taste

 

Method

• Cook pasta according to packet directions.
• Toss tomatoes, olives, capsicum, mushrooms, snow peas, parsley, lemon juice and tuna together.
• Mix through pasta.
• Pour the dressing over salad and add pepper to taste. 

 

Hint: Look for low-fat or fat-free dressings in the dressing section at the supermarket.

 

Variation: For best results use Italian parsley when available.

Recipe from Healthy Food Fast © State of Western Australia 2010, reproduced with permission.