Lunchbox pasta salad

This is made possible by BBC Foods!

Ingredients

• 300g/10½oz farfalle pasta
• 8 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, plus 3 tbsp of their oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ½ tsp garlic granules
• 200g/7oz cooked turkey or chicken, cut into bite-sized cubes
• 1 large red pepper, diced
• 1 large yellow pepper, diced
• 200g/7oz baby plum tomatoes halved lengthways
• 210g pack mozzarella pearls, drained and halved
• a handful of basil leaves, torn if large

Method

1. Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling water according to the packet instructions.

   1. Drain and leave to cool.

2. Once the pasta is cool, stir in the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes, then add the vinegar and garlic granules.

   1. Divide between four lunchboxes.

3. Put the sun-dried tomatoes, turkey or chicken, peppers, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil leaves on top of the pasta.

4. When ready to eat, stir all the ingredients together.