Pasta salad with Mimolette, dried tomatoes and hazelnuts
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta (of your choice)
- 160 g by Mimolette cut into cubes or strips
- 150 g tomatoes dried cut into small pieces
- 50 g hazelnuts
- 1 big handle of mesclun
- 1 c. tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 c. tbsp olive oil
- 6 strands parsley
- 10 strands chives
- Salt
- Pepper
For the sauce
- ½ lemon (juice)
- 50 ml olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
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Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water, respecting the cooking time indicated on the package.
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Drain them, rinse them in cold water to stop the cooking, then drain them again. Pour them into a large salad bowl, add the olive oil and mix. Let cool completely.
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Add the Mimolette, dried tomatoes, hazelnuts, mixed greens, pumpkin seeds, parsley and chopped chives.
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Prepare the sauce by mixing the lemon juice with the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then add to the salad and toss just before serving.

For a more summery version, replace the Mimolette with Cantal, add cherry tomatoes and lightly sprinkle with Espelette pepper.
© Anne Kerouédan for Cniel
