We have been eating from out like mad. During these holidays, since we would hit the road early and come back really late, we hardly cooked anything much apart from the biriyani. My sister is already asking me to make her some special since I haven’t made anything much, hehe… I mean, that is true… there is hardly any time to be making specials especially when time is so limited. I am hoping to make at least something before it gets too late, InShaAllah… One request that has come is for this mango cheesecake, which I must get doing soon…
From all the eating, at times we do crave for very subtle meals. This pasta salad is one of them. Last year, we had a small blogger’s meet-up, in which Asiyakka had come with a salad similar to this. It was so delicious that we wiped up the bowl – literally! After that, I have made this several times when I am really not in a mood to make anything heavy. Akka used Cajun spice mix to pep up the salad, but I just used a dash of whatever I can find in my pantry. You can do that too – just spice it up as per your preference. The peanuts are the highlight in this salad – the crunch that it gives is really amazing. Off to the recipe…
Peanut Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups macaroni cooked till el dente
- 3/4 cup sweet corn boiled
- 3/4 cup green peas boiled
- 1 capsicum chopped
- 1 to mato chopped
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and toss till well combined.
- Keep in the fridge for around 15 minutes for flavors to settle.
- Serve!
I am in for anything with peanut this sounds interesting
Thank you so much Veena…
This is quite a new mix with pasta.. It sounds good Rafeeda..
Thanks a lot Seena…
I love a good pasta salad, especially in the summer. This looks great!
Thanks a lot Cathleen…
Love pasta. Love peanuts. And love salad too! Does that mean this bowl is calling my name? AWESOME share! 🙂
Thank you so much Anu… 🙂
I always love such kind of easy to make recipes. Salad looks nutritious and delicious.
Thank you so much Viki….
nice and simple salad recipe…
Thanks a lot Razina…
Love this combo – peanut and pasta…. So easy recipe…. 🙂
Thanks a lot Remya… 🙂
I love colourful salads with interesting textures and this looks right up my alley. Love the crunchy peanuts!
Thank you so much Razena…
Interesting combination. Keeping this in my mind…
Thanks a lot Kanak…
Wow! I never thought of peanuts in pasta! I am late to the party with pastas hmmm.. just recently I saw green peas pasta salad and made it too! Meat eaters often forget these lovely ideas 😛 I should try this!
Haha… so true! We always look at adding only meat to our pastas… 😛 Thanks a lot Fami…
wow that’s interesting combo of pasta and peanuts…yummy share
Thank you so much Nisa…
Interesting combination …well made dish dear…
Thanks a lot Jeena…
If I had it my way, I would have added peanuts to everything.Recently tried it with pasta..the combo was really good!!
Thank you so much Ria…
Hi Raf,
I like how you made this pasta salad. Quick, easy and tasty!
Zoe
Thanks a lot Zoe…
That’s a soft and crunchy salad….might be a perfect recipe for one of those lazy days…when I want something simple and yum to dig on…
Thank you so much Lubna…