TROPICAL PASTA SALAD & LEMON POPPY SEED DRESSING
Tropical Pasta Salad is a colourful, refreshing, filling and different. The stars of this delicious salad besides the pasta are ripe mango, avocado and fresh pineapple. Easy to put together, this tropical pasta salad is perfect as a summer time light meal, for potluck parties and for picnics. Tastes really good with the Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing.
Ingredients
FOR THE TROPICAL PASTA SALAD
- 2 cups pasta cooked
- 1 small avocado chopped
- 1 cup mango chopped
- 1 cup pineapple chopped
- 1 medium cucumber cut into cubes
- ¼ cup onion diced or sliced
- ¼ cup fresh coriander/cilantro chopped
- 1 medium carrot sliced, diced or sticks
- ½ cup sweet corn cooked
- 8-10 mint leaves
FOR THE LEMON POPPY SEED DRESSING
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp mustard seed powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tbsp black poppy seeds
Instructions
PREPARATION OF TROPICAL PASTA SALAD
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet or use leftover pasta.
- Prepare all the vegetables, fruits and herbs.
- Mix all the salad ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
PREPARATION OF LEMON POPPY SEED DRESSING
- Mix all the ingredients in a jar and give it a good shake.
- Alternately whisk all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
HOW TO SERVE TROPICAL PASTA SALAD
- Pour the dressing over the salad. Mix or toss and serve.
- Enough for two as a light meal. Serves 4 as a side dish.
Notes
- Use any salad dressing of your choice.
- The amount of ingredients for the salad are just for guidance. Add more or less of any of the ingredients.
- Add other fruits of your choice.
- Add salad leaves if you want to.
- 1 cup of raw pasta roughly gives 2 cups of cooked pasta.
- Replace maple syrup with honey.