Pasta, Asparagus And Potato Salad

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 225 g whole wheat pasta shells
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 350 g baby new potatoes
• 225 g fresh asparagus
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta, drain well, and toss with oil, salt and pepper.
• 2 cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes.
• 3 drain potatoes and toss with the pasta.
• 4 trim asparagus and cut into one-inch lengths.
• 5 blanch in boiling salted water for 6 minutes until bright green and still crunchy.
• 6 plunge asparagus into cold water and allow to cool.
• 7 drain and dry.
• 8 toss asparagus in with potatoes and pasta, and season.
• 9 sprinkle parmesan generously over the top.