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Mexi-style pasta salad

This pasta salad delivers 3 of your 5-a-day and by putting it in a jar, you can be confident that come lunchtime, your salad will be fresh as well as tasty!

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 200g pasta shells
  • ¼ cup reduced-fat Greek-style yoghurt
  • ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1½ tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 small avocado, cut into 1cm pieces
  • 320g mixed baby tomatoes, halved
  • 400g can no-added-salt corn kernels, drained
  • 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 60g baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • ¹⁄³ cup fresh coriander leaves, roughly torn
  • 2 tablespoons drained pickled jalapeño slices (optional)
  • 75g organic natural corn chips
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain. Refresh under cold water and drain again.

    2 Meanwhile, place yoghurt, sour cream and lime juice in a small bowl. Season with freshly ground black pepper, then whisk to combine. Divide lime dressing evenly among four 3-cup capacity jars with screw-top lids.

    3 Layer jars with salad ingredients, starting with avocado and pasta, then tomato, corn, capsicum, onion, spinach and coriander. Top with jalapeños,
    if using, and corn chips. Secure with lids. Tip jar contents into bowls when ready to serve.

    HFG tip

    Portable picnic – Salads can be tricky to transport, but making them in jars keeps them fresh until lunchtime. Pour dressing into jars first, then tip contents into bowls when ready to serve.

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