PASTA SALAD
Instant pasta salad with fresh herbs, lemon and mint. 
Pasta in French cuisine? Yes, it’s a thing. The French Riviera shares a border with Italy so there are many dishes inspired by our Mediterranean neighbours. This pasta salad with fresh herbs and lemon is a refreshing instant dish for warm days when you need something light and fresh with zing.
INGREDIENTS
200 g (7ozs) pasta (Pappardelle)
5 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp chopped basil (don’t chop until the last minute)
2 tsp chopped mint (don’t chop until the last minute)
Juice of one lemon
2 tsp or more lemon zest (finely grated)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
PROCEDURE
Flash-fry the garlic in the olive oil over medium heat for about 20 seconds. Season well with salt and pepper and leave in the pan.
Cook the pasta until al dente and drain, then mix with the fried garlic and oil in the pan to coat the pasta in the oil. Allow to cool.
In a bowl, dissolve the salt and pepper in the lemon juice. Add the parsley, basil and mint and whisk together.
Combine the pasta and lemon juiced herbs in another bowl and toss well.
Adjust the seasoning and drizzle more olive oil and lemon juice to taste. Grate some lemon zest over and toss well.
Serve in seperate bowls with a little more parsley and lemon juice and top with grated parmesan cheese. Typically served luke warm.
Gorgeous! Normally, naturally, I’d be spicing it up with bacon and parmasan, but this looks like a vegetarian winner to me! Mark Born
I appreciate your instruction on herbs! Mint is so easy to grow, even in an apartment. Also, this is a dish that is very easy to digest on hot day.Susan St Louis
Loved seeing you using our fine Australian olive oil. This dish looks delicious.Peter Bondy