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Prawn, tomato and pasta salad

Prawn, tomato and pasta salad

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Make lunch fun with this prawn salad mixed with cherry tomatoes, peppers and pesto pasta.

Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 12 mins

Ingredients

Mix the stir-in sauce with low-fat yogurt to make a delicious dressing. Make up your own version of prawn cocktail with shredded lettuce, juicy prawns coated in the dressing and shredded salad onions.

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175g pasta shapes, such as penne or farfalle
150g pot cherry tomato and pesto stir-in sauce
4tbsp low-fat Greek-style yogurt
200g large cooked, peeled prawns
4 salad onions, thinly sliced
½ cucumber, chopped
1 red and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped
1 Romaine or cos lettuce, roughly chopped
Handful of fresh basil leaves

Method

Cook the pasta shapes in lightly salted boiling water for 8-10 mins, or according to pack instructions.
Tip the stir-in sauce into a large salad bowl. Mix in the yogurt, then add the prawns, salad onions, cucumber and peppers.
Rinse the pasta with cold water to cool it quickly, drain thoroughly, then add to the salad bowl and toss with the other ingredients.
Serve with lettuce leaves and garnish with a few fresh basil leaves.

Cook's tip: Mix the stir-in sauce with low-fat yogurt to make a delicious dressing. Make up your own version of prawn cocktail with shredded lettuce, juicy prawns coated in the dressing and shredded salad onions. www.dolmio.co.uk

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