Pasta butterbean salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 200g Orecchiette or other pasta shape
- splash of olive oil
- a large bunch of fresh flatleaf parsley
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 red chilli, seeded and roughly chopped
- 6 sunblush tomatoes, roughly chopped
- small block Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 400g can of butterbeans
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- STEP 1Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Rinse in cold water, toss in a splash of olive oil and leave to cool.
- STEP 2Place the parsley, rosemary, garlic, chilli and tomatoes in a food processor. Whizz until finely chopped.
- STEP 3Add the parmesan to the food processor with the olive oil and blitz again to form a rough paste. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- STEP 4Drain the butterbeans and rinse well with cold water. Place in a large bowl with the cooked pasta and the pesto and toss well together. Serve at room temperature.
