With its attractive appearance and fresh flavours, this salad perks up wilted appetites in mid-summer.
Serves 4
Ingredients
250g Clearspring Whole Wheat or Spelt Penne
[1]1 carrot, quartered lengthwise and sliced
1 cup peas
1 small cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced
1/2 red or green pepper, seeded and diced
3 spring onions, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh coriander or flat leaf parsley, chopped
For dressing
1/3 cup orange juice
3tbs tahini [2]
1 1/2 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 tbs fresh ginger [3] juice
1 tbs Clearspring Rice Malt Syrup
[4]1 tbs Clearspring Toasted Sesame [5] Oil
1 tbs Clearspring Shoyu Soya Sauce
[6]1 tbs fresh coriander or flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 ts Dijon mustard
1/4 ts Clearspring Traditional Sea Salt [7]
1/8 ts freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Cook the pennette in plenty of boiling, salted water according to the directions on the pack, until ‘al dente'. Drain and immediately rinse with cold water until cool. Set aside.
2. Bring 1 litre of lightly salted water to the boil in a small saucepan, add the carrot, simmer for 1 minute, add the peas and cook for 2 more minutes. Immediately drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the pennette, carrots, peas, cucumber, peppers, spring onions and coriander or parsley.
4. In a small bowl whisk all the dressing ingredients together until well blended. Drizzle about 1/3 cup of dressing over the pasta and vegetables. Add more dressing, if desired. If the salad sits before serving, toss it again at the last minute.