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Spring orecchiette salad

by Alice on May 5, 2010

Ingredients
150 g semi-whole durum wheat orecchiette
1 small bunch of asparagus, cleaned and cut into pieces
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
10-12 baby date tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes), cut into quarters
a handful of olives (I used Taggiasca), pitted and roughly chopped
1 small bunch of fresh chives, cleaned and chopped
1 small handful of fresh mint, cleaned and chopped
Makes [...]


Posted in: lunch-box, pasta, picnic, salads, savoury, spring, vegetables

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Ingredients
half a cup quinoa, rinsed under running water
filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt (to cook the quinoa)
1 medium zucchini, trimmed, peeled and sliced
half a head of Romanesco broccoli, washed, broken into bite-sized florets and cooked in salted boiling water for 3-5 minutes (they should stay crunchy)
a large handful of green olives, [...]


Posted in: autumn, cooked, lunch-box, salads, savoury, vegetables

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