Sardine and egg pasta salad

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Total cost: $14.00 / $3.50 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

4 eggs
300g small pasta shapes such as macaroni
2 x 120g cans sardines in tomato sauce
4 cups salad greens
¼ cup black olives, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon capers, drained
3 cups salad vegetables, chopped, such as cucumber, red onion, tomatoes, radishes
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Instructions

1 Cook eggs until hard-boiled and cook pasta until tender. Drain eggs and pasta. Run eggs under cold running water to cool.

2 Break sardines in pieces, reserving the sauce. Shell eggs and slice in wedges.

3 Divide salad greens among plates. Sprinkle over olives and capers. Mix pasta with salad vegetables and eggs. Add to salad greens.

4 Top salad with sardines. Mix reserved tomato sauce with oil and vinegar and drizzle over salad to serve.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 2080kJ

Calories 497cal

Protein 29g

Total fat 18g

–Saturated fat 4g

Carbohydrates 55g

–Sugars 5g

Dietary fibre 6g

Sodium 760mg

Calcium 380mg

Iron 6mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.