Italian salad

Name: Italian salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150g cooked wholewheat pasta (75g if cooking from scratch); 4 large ripe tomatoes; ½ a fresh red chilli; 3 sprigs of fresh basil; 1 lemon; extra virgin olive oil; 2 handfuls of rocket; 75g drained jarred tuna, from sustainable sources; 15g Parmesan cheese

Portable jam jar salads

20 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 1

About the recipe

These delicious, colourful lunches will cause massive office envy. Make balanced jars by layering up carb, protein, veg and a little dairy. Keep in the fridge and mix before serving.

Everyday Super Food, p104

nutrition per serving

Calories

28%

Fat

28%

Saturates

22%

Sugars

15%

Salt

18%

Protein

78%

Carbs

24%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Everyday Super Food

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

150g cooked wholewheat pasta (75g if cooking from scratch)

4 large ripe tomatoes

½ a fresh red chilli

3 sprigs of fresh basil

1 lemon

extra virgin olive oil

2 handfuls of rocket

75g drained jarred tuna, from sustainable sources

15g Parmesan cheese

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 104 of Jamie's cookbook, Everyday Super Food.

Tags

Everyday Super Food Italian-style Pasta Salad Lunch Healthy lunches

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