Summer veggie pasta dish

What better way to prepare for the summer than with this delicious and simple pasta dish. Not only is this pasta dish great for vegetarians, but it is also easy to make and can be a great summer lunchtime treat.

What you’ll need:

  • 375g pasta
  • 110g asparagus
  • 120g frozen corn
  • 120g frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 1 chopped yellow or green pepper (optional)
  • 120g feta cheese

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and add the pasta.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, chop the asparagus into large pieces.
  3. Once the asparagus is cut, you can start to make the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, dijon mustard, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a tightly resealable jar. Shake until well combined.
  4. Once the pasta is cooked you add in the asparagus. After one minute, add in the frozen corn, peas, chopped tomato and peppers with the butter.
  5. When everything is cooked through, drain and rinse with cool water until cool, then stir in your dressing and then add salt, pepper, and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
  6. Stir in the feta cheese and once cooled, leave in the fridge for storage.
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