Creamy bacon & tomato pasta salad

Name: Creamy bacon & tomato pasta salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300g penne or farfalle (use wholemeal, if you like); 200g natural yogurt; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp honey; 1 garlic clove crushed; 1 lemon zested; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 4 large tomatoes roughly chopped; large handful of baby leaf spinach roughly chopped; small bunch of basil leaves chopped; 6 cooked smoked bacon rashers

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Make a summer pasta salad to serve as a main meal or side dish. It's made with bacon, spinach, tomato and basil, and a delicious honey and mustard dressing

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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300g penne

or farfalle (use wholemeal, if you like)
200g natural yogurt
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp honey
1 garlic clove

crushed
1 lemon

zested
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 large tomatoes

roughly chopped
large handful of baby leaf spinach

roughly chopped
small bunch of basil

leaves chopped
6 cooked smoked bacon rashers

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal400

low
fat12g
saturates3g
carbs56g
sugars9g
fibre5g
protein15g
salt0.1g

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water following pack instructions. Drain and run under cold water until completely cool.
step 2

Meanwhile, mix the yogurt, mustard, honey, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil and some seasoning together in a large bowl. Toss the cooked pasta with the dressing, tomatoes, spinach and basil. Keep chilled until ready to serve, then crumble over the bacon.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2020

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