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🍝 Pasta Salad with Mediterranean Flavour

738 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g Spaghetti
• Salt
• 4 tbsp Olive oil
• 2 Onions
• 3 Garlic cloves
• 2 Zucchini
• 400 g Spinach
• Pepper (from the mill)
• 100 g Tomatoes (dried, preserved in oil)
• 40 g Pine nuts
• 50 g Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp finely chopped basil
• 4 tbsp Olive oil
• 8 tbsp Ketchup
• 4 tbsp Tomato paste
• 4 tbsp White wine vinegar
• Salt
• Pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until firm to the bite.
2. 2. Drain the pasta and rinse it briefly with cold water.
3. 3. Let the pasta drain well.
4. 4. Mix the pasta with one teaspoon of olive oil.
5. 5. Cut the pasta into pieces about 6 centimeters long.
6. 6. Peel the onions and garlic.
7. 7. Chop the onions and garlic finely.
8. 8. Wash the zucchini.
9. 9. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise.
10. 10. Slice the zucchini halves crosswise.
11. 11. Wash the spinach.
12. 12. Remove any tough stems from the spinach.
13. 13. Spin the spinach dry.
14. 14. Heat the remaining olive oil in a pan.
15. 15. Sauté the onions and garlic in it until translucent (clear and soft).
16. 16. Add the zucchini to the pan.
17. 17. Fry the zucchini on both sides until golden yellow.
18. 18. Season the zucchini with salt and pepper.
19. 19. Drain the sun-dried tomatoes.
20. 20. Pat the sun-dried tomatoes dry with kitchen paper.
21. 21. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into fine cubes.
22. 22. Toast the pine nuts in a pan without additional fat.
23. 23. Grate the Parmesan into large shavings.
24. 24. Whisk together the olive oil, ketchup, tomato paste, vinegar, salt, and pepper to make the dressing.
25. 25. Stir the herbs into the dressing.
26. 26. Taste the dressing and adjust seasoning if needed.
27. 27. Mix the salad ingredients (except for the pine nuts and Parmesan) with the dressing.
28. 28. Let the salad marinate for about 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.
29. 29. Garnish the salad with the pine nuts and Parmesan before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 738
• Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 86 g