A delicious Greek pasta salad with broad bean, tomato, olive and feta pasta salad

Greek Broad Bean & Pasta Salad with Rosemary Dressing Recipe

Name: Greek Broad Bean & Pasta Salad with Rosemary Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: black pepper (to taste); 80 grams broad beans; 100 grams cherry tomatoes; 50 grams feta cheese; 2 sprig fresh rosemary; 2 cloves garlic; 1 stick garlic bread; 4.75 tbsp olive oil; 200 grams penne pasta; 20 grams pitted black olives; 50 grams rocket leaves; salt (to taste); 2 whole shallots

20 Minutes

Serves: 2

Greek pasta salad, with tomatoes, olives and feta combined with succulent broad beans and pasta. This delicious pasta dish is lightly coated with a fresh rosemary and garlic dressing. Serve this pasta with a crusty bread or some slices of richly buttered garlic bread

Recipe Ingreds

Pasta

black pepper (to taste)
80 grams broad beans
100 grams cherry tomatoes
50 grams feta cheese
200 grams penne pasta
20 grams pitted black olives
50 grams rocket leaves
salt (to taste)
2 whole shallots
0.75 tbsp olive oil

Dressing

2 sprig fresh rosemary
4 tbsp olive oil
salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)
2 cloves garlic

Garlic bread

1 stick garlic bread

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

half fill a pan with water and boil
add a spot of olive oil and a pinch of salt to the boiling water
add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until tender but with a slight bite

Step 2

peel and crush the garlic
wash the rosemary
add the olive oil, garlic and rosemary to a small pan and place on a very low heat and leave to infuse
season with salt and pepper

Step 3

while the pasta is cooking
peel and chop the shallots in half and then in eights lengthwise
heat the olive oil in the frying pan
add the shallots
cook the onions till soft

Step 4

set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4

Step 5

put the garlic bread on the baking tray and place in the oven follow cooking instructions on packaging

Step 6

blanch the beans in hot water for 2 minutes or microwave the beans for 2 minutes
add the beans to the onions and take off the heat
halve the olives and add to the bean and shallot mixture

Step 7

wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
add the tomatoes to the frying pan

Step 8

chop the feta cheese into small squares and add to the pan warm through

Step 9

drain the pasta reserve some of liquid
rinse the pasta in cold water
add to the pasta to the beans, shallots and olives

Step 10

remove pasta from the heat

Step 11

add the rosemary olive oil to the pasta and stir
taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary

Step 12

line the serving bowl with rocket
share the contents of the pan equally between the serving bowls
serve the pasta salad

Step 13

with the garlic bread

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
2 chopping board
1 frying pan
1 Garlic crusher
1 jug
2 large knife
1 large pan
1 sieve
1 small bowl
1 small pan

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How to make broad bean and pasta salad

Cook the pasta till al dente, add the rosemary and garlic to the olive oil and pop on a low light to infuse. Shallow fry the shallots, add the olives and blanched beans to the shallots, add the cherry tomatoes add the feta and pasta, coat in the rosemary oil and serve on a bed of rocket.

Why our Greek pasta salad is the best

Al dente pasta and traditional Greek salad ingredients make the perfect combination, what makes this recipe special is the delicious garlic and rosemary dressing and the hit of protein from the beans

Have Greek pasta salad with broad beans for dinner tonight

This quick and healthy pasta dish is ideal summer or winter and is the perfect for those busy days when you are short on time, you can serve the pasta on its own or with some fresh crusty bread or toasted pittas or for a special treat serve with garlic bread. This salad is perfect for vegetarians and Flexitarians and is an ideal protein packed alternative to an authentic Greek salad

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