Lemon and Feta Pasta

Submitted by MarraMamba

"Oh so good, and it can be increased easily. I think I will use acini de pepe pasta, but any pasta will be great with this. Tweaked a little to my own taste, but originally the pasta was added to the "dressing" in a bowl and the veggies and feta just put in at the last minute. I prefer them cooked a little."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 60 g pasta
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 60 g feta cheese, crumbled
• 5 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 spring onions, sliced

directions

1. Cook the pasta following package directions.
2. Meanwhile, make a dressing by combining the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, mustard and garlic.
3. Once cooked, drain the pasta and put back in the warm pot. Mix in the crumbled feta, tomatoes, spring onions and dressing. Heat gently til feta melts a little. This dish can be served warm or refrigerated as a packed lunch.

Reviews

[Jubes]

* Reviewed for Whine and Cheese Gang s visit to Greece ZWT6* Easy and tasty. I used gluten-free Lasagne Corte. Also sauted the garlic in the oil before adding to the pasta. Did find some extra olive oil was required.....but may have been due to the gf pasta. Loved the little bursts of tomato with the lemony pasta. Photo also to be posted

 

[Dienia B.]

easy flavorful and light i love the combination of the lemon and the mustard i used penne pasta cause i cooked whole box for the part of the tour this was very nice and good warm im sure it is going to be good cold alsozaar tour 6

 

[judithmoran]

Good pasta served with fish. I thought it was a little dry though and added a few more tablespoons of olive oil. I didn't have dijon so used about 1/2 teaspoon of dried mustard. A nice flavor that didn't overpower with lemon or garlic.

 

[Nif_H]

Very fresh and delicious! I sauteed the garlic in the oil and added the rest of the sauce ingredients into that. I used low fat feta and really liked the combination of the feta and lemon. If you are a fan of the ingredients, you will absolutely love this! I wouldn't change a thing. Made for Gimme 5. Thanks for a terrific lunch! :)

 

[Shuzbud]

This is a very light, summery dish. I served it cold as it was a hot day. I microwaved the garlic in the olive oil a little so it wouldn't have the potency of raw garlic, then didn't warm it up in step 3. I also played around with the proportions of olive oil to lemon, as initially I found the lemon flavour a bit strong. Thanks for a lovely summer recipe!