Hot smoked salmon and rocket pasta salad recipe
This filling combination of hot smoked salmon, wholewheat penne pasta, nutritious pumpkin seeds and fresh rocket provides a steady source of energy to keep you going throughout the afternoon. This pasta salad is quick and easy to prepare and offers a tasty lunch option for when you are on the go.
See method- Serves 1
- 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 648 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 80g wholewheat penne
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 x 180g pack hot smoked salmon fillets, flaked
- 25g (1oz) pumpkin seeds, toasted
- handful rocket leaves
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2715kJ 648.0kcal
- Fat
- 29g
- Saturates
- 5g
- Salt
- 2.0g
- Sugars
- 4g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 56.5gProtein 39.1gFibre 6.1g
Method
- Cook the pasta in a medium pan of boiling salted water following the packet instructions; drain.
- In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the oil, lemon zest and juice, parsley, salmon, half the pumpkin seeds and some seasoning. Set aside to cool.
- Fold through the rocket leaves and transfer to a portable container. Scatter over the remaining seeds before sealing.
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