Delicious Spanish Sardines Pasta

Spanish sardines pasta penne with sweet corn, radish black pepper and herbs

Delicious Spanish Sardines Pasta

A superb simple 15 minute recipe for Spanish sardines pasta. Pasta Penne tossed with tinned sardines, fresh herbs, rucola or rocket salad, tomato, lemon, avocado. It makes the perfect lunch, picnic or potluck.

Course Brunch, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack, Warm salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 659kcal

Author Ramona Sebastian

Cost £5

Equipment

glass bowl
spatula
chopping board
knife

Ingredients

300 g pasta (uncooked weight)
2 cans Spanish sardines
4-5 small sweet peppers
200 g sweetcorn
200 g cucumber
10 medium radish
12 green olives
100 g rocket salad
15 sprigs parsley
1 large avocado
1 medium lemon juice and zest
¼ teaspoon red chilli flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil (optional) *

Instructions

In a larger pot, add water, bring to boil, add the pasta penne and cook as per package instructions. When finished rinse with cold water so pasta doesn't cook any further -we need it al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, chop, cut or shred the ingredients as desired.
When the pasta is ready add to a large bowl, add all the chopped, diced or shredded ingredients, add the Spanish sardines and mix.
Add the roughly chopped rocket salad and the parsley, the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a generous pinch of red chilli flakes or cayenne pepper, season with some sea salt and freshly crushed black pepper. Mix again and serve.

Notes

Olive oil you may use if your sardines are in brine but if you choose the ones in olive oil there is no need for any extra
Prepare all your ingredients whilst the pasta is cooking to make it all in a flash
This pasta is delicious cold making a lovely summer dish but it can also be served warm.
This is the perfect pasta salad dish for any pasta leftovers if you did cook too much the night before - no wasting, remember?

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