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Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

This is an ideal meal prep dish that can be eaten warm or cold as a salad – whether it’s at your desk for lunch or as I like to daydream about, lunch by the pool. The Mix-a-mato® tomatoes are an awesome colour pop and the blend of flavours from all the diff...

Serves2Prep10 minutesCook15 minutesTotal25 minutes

ingredients

2 cups spiral pasta, uncooked
½ cup Broccolini® chopped
1 tablespoon basil pesto
½ cup Mix-a-Mato® tomatoes, halved
5-10 whole Kalamata olives, pitted
1 cup baby spinach
1 small zucchini, sliced into half-moons
1 teaspoon parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon pepita seeds
Olive oil, for cooking

method

Cook pasta according to packet instructions.
Heat a medium pan with a splash of olive oil over medium high heat. Place Broccolini® and zucchini into the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes. Then add olives, baby spinach and Mix-a-Mato® tomatoes. Toss for 3-4 minutes until tomatoes have begun to soften.
Add cooked pasta into the pan and toss to warm through. Add pesto to the pan and mix through. Transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and pepita seeds over the top.