I’ve tried various versions of pasta salads over the years, but I don’t think any one has ever gone down as well as this. My ds had it for lunch two days in a row and ate more than I did!

Ingredients

  • 500g dried pasta shapes (I used fusilli, the twisty one)
  • about 1 large tbsp mayonnaise
  • about 5 – 8 large tbsp natural jogurt (the creamier the better)
  • about 1 tbsp apple balsamic vinegar (use whatever vinegar you like)
  • about 2 tbsp rape seed oil (use any veg. oil except olive, which I think would give it a wierd flavour)
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 small can sweetcorn, drained
  • same amount ie small can of frozen peas, blanched
  • some chopped cucumber

Method

  1. Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the pack, then rinse in cold water and drain well.
  2. In the mean time, mix up the dressing, adding a few tablespoons of cold water at the end. It should be fairly runny. Taste and add salt/pepper/vinegar etc as necessary
  3. Mix into the pasta with the sweetcorn, peas and cucmber.
  4. If you are making this a while before you need it, you may need to add a bit more jogurt and water before serving as the pasta tends to soak up the dressing and get a bit sticking.
  5. Voila!