Tomato and Feta Pasta - Salad Dodgers

• 15mins tops!
• About 530 kcal per serving
• Minimal washing up!
• Recipe for one, two as an accompaniment

Ingredients

• 1/2 red onion(most nutritious
• of the onion family)
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• 75g feta cheese
• Handful of fresh basil
• 1 tsp red/green pesto
• Black olives
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil
• Brown spaghetti (75g/person)

Speedy method

‘do in stages if kids under your feet!’

1. Put pasta on to cook in a non-stick pan
2. Meanwhile, chop tomatoes into chunks and leave to one side. Finely chop onion, chunk feta and tear up basil
3. Drain pasta, leave in a colander. In pasta pan, put a little olive oil and lightly fry the onion. When soft, add tomatoes, garlic, basil, pesto and S&P. Flash fry until soft (not mushy!!).
4. Add the pasta back to the pan with the Cheese and loosely mix. Turn off heat and leave a lid on until ready to serve. (Don’t leave it too long!)
5. Serve with a green salad or crusty bread

Benefits of Tomatoes

Tomatoes contain significant levels of phytonutrients such as beta-carotene, lutein and lycopene. Much research has gone into the benfits of lycopene which gives the red colour. Most recently It has been found to reduce the ageing effects of UV. Lycopene, coupled with high levels of vit.A and C help neutralise free radicals and act as powerful antioxidants and has been linked with cancer prevention.