This is my fabulous recipe for a pasta nicoise salad. The perfect light lunch or barbecue side dish.
This recipe will feed four people with large appetites.
0ne pack of pasta[i prefer penne or bows]cooked and then immediately cooled by running under lots of cold water in the colander .
100gms Black olives pitted and chopped.
2x80gm tins of tuna[preferably in olive oil or spring water.
350gm tin of sweetcorn.
Fine green beans topped,tailed and chopped in half,then cooked for just 3 minutes in boiling water then drained and refreshed in cold water.

Now this is so simple ,take all your ingredients and place in a large serving dish[it looks great in brightly colored dishes] and mix until everything is evenly distributed .Then use the dressing of your choice and stir gently to coat [a balsamic and olive oil dressing works well , as does a blue cheese ] .Serve with crisp green lettuce and maybe some olive bread for a sumptuous feast.Voila!

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