Plays

• Tuna and green bean pasta salad
  200g pasta shapes 200g can tuna in oil, drained 115g French beans, trimmed and chopped Salad dressing, to drizzle Freshly ground black pepper Lettuce and tomatoes 1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped Pitta bread 1. Cook the pasta and beans in separate pans, then drain and leave to cool. 2. Break tuna into chunks, add the pasta and beans and mix. 3. Drizzle the dressing over the pasta salad, season with pepper and toss to mix. 4. Place some lettuce leaves in a dish with some roughly chopped tomatoes and spoon the pasta salad on top. 5. Sprinkle with basil and serve with pitta bread. Posted: 31 March 2010
• Easy, yummy houmous dip
  1 can of chickpeas 3 tbsp natural yogurt 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 pinch ground cumin Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil 1 pinch ground paprika 1. Mix the chickpeas, yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and cumin in a food processor until smooth. 2. Sprinkle over the olive oil and ground paprika, and then serve with carrot sticks or pitta bread. Yum! Posted: 31 March 2010