Recipe: Tasty Zesty pasta salad

Zesty pasta salad.

You can have Zesty pasta salad using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Zesty pasta salad

1. You need 1 packet of penne pasta.
2. Prepare 1 cup of cherry tomatoes (halved).
3. It's 1 bunch of watercress.
4. You need 1/4 cup of spring onions (chopped).
5. You need 1/2 cup of vintage cheddar (grated).
6. Prepare 1 cup of sun-dried tomatoes.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of parsley.
8. You need 1 of lime.
9. You need 2 cloves of garlic.
10. Prepare 1 of chilli.
11. It's 1 tablespoon of peppercorns.
12. You need 1 teaspoon of rock salt.

Zesty pasta salad step by step

1. Boil the pasta in salted water until soft, drain and set aside to cool..
2. In a bowl combine the cooled pasta with the halved cherry tomatoes, vintage cheddar and watercress (pulled apart or chopped). Stir thorughly..
3. In a food processor add your sun-dried tomatoes, the juice of one lime, one whole chilli, tablespoon of pepper, teaspoon of rock salt, coarsely chopped parsley and a dash of olive oil. Combine until it is of a smooth(almost creamy) consistency..
4. If you're having trouble blending the dressing, add a tablespoon of water to aid in combining the ingredients..
5. Once dressing is blended and to taste, pour over your pasta and stir through, ensuring all pasta is covered..
6. Garnish with fresh watercress leaves and two wedges of lime..