Sardine pasta salad recipe

Name: Sardine pasta salad
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 150g wholewheat fusilli; 1 small red onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ lemon, zested and juiced; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 50g pitted black olives, halved; 2 x 120g tin sardines in brine, drained, bones and skin removed, flaked; ½ cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and finely diced; 40g mixed salad leaves

Zesty, punchy and ready in just 15 minutes, this pasta salad recipe is a real lunchtime winner. Throw together flaky sardines, juicy olives and crisp salad leaves, combine with wholewheat fusilli, toss through a quick homemade lemon and mustard dressing, and enjoy! You can even make this pasta salad the day before and store in an airtight container in the fridge until you're ready to serve.

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Serves 2
Takes 20 mins, plus cooling
504 calories / serving

Healthy
Dairy-free

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Tesco Wholewheat Fusilli Pasta 1kg
150g wholewheat fusilli
£1.45
£1.45/kg
Tesco Red Onions Loose
Aldi Price Match
1 small red onion, finely chopped
£0.20
£0.95/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Lemons Each
½ lemon, zested and juiced
£0.37
£0.37/each
Tesco Dijon Mustard 185G
Aldi Price Match
1 tsp Dijon mustard
£0.45
£2.43/kg
Tesco Pitted Black Olives 330G
50g pitted black olives, halved
£1.10
£6.75/kg DR.WT
Alva Sardines in Brine 120g
Everyday Low Price
2 x 120g tin sardines in brine, drained, bones and skin removed, flaked
£0.75
£6.25/kg DR.WT
Tesco Whole Cucumber Each
Aldi Price Match
½ cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and finely diced
£0.99
£0.99/each
Tesco Mixed Leaf Salad 120G
40g mixed salad leaves
£1.20
£10.00/kg

Method

Cook the pasta to pack instructions. Meanwhile, soak the onion in boiling water for 5 mins, then drain.
In a large bowl, whisk the oil, lemon zest and juice, and mustard.
Drain the pasta. Add to the bowl with the dressing and fold in the onion, olives and sardines. Set aside to cool, then stir in the cucumber and salad leaves.