Healthy pasta salad

One of the big problems that we have with the consumption of pasta is the custom that we have of accompanying them with sauces, in addition to the fact that traditional pasta is made with refined wheat flour. This does not mean that we have to put the pasta aside in our diet, we just have to go a little further and look for pasta based on whole grains.

You can find these most special wholemeal pasta in any herbalist.

Ensalada de pasta

Regarding sauces, we will have to avoid those that are already prepared and make healthier options ourselves.

The recipe is very simple and fast, it is kept superbly in the fridge. We go with the ingredients:

Ingredients

  • 250 grams of whole wheat pasta
  • 150 grams of lamb's lettuce or spinach
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 30 grams of peeled pumpkin seeds
  • Two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • A dessert spoon of apple cider vinegar
  • Himalayan pink salt and pepper

Preparation

Cook pasta

3 parts of water for one of pasta, you can cook the pasta to taste.

We clean the vegetables

We clean the lamb's lettuce or spinach and the tomato and after chopping it we pour it into a bowl next to the pasta.

Sauté the pipes with garlic

In a frying pan over low heat, brown the pipes with some minced garlic. Out of the fire add the vinegar and mix it.

We pour the cold vinaigrette

Once the vinaigrette is completely cold, we serve to taste in the bowl and the salad is ready.