3 pasta recipes perfect for a picnic
05.06.2023

3 pasta recipes perfect for a picnic

Summer is finally coming and what better time for a picnic in the park? Everyone will love our three pasta recipes for picnics! 

Pasta frittata

Ingredients

  • 50g of cooked wholewheat pasta
  • 3 eggs
  • 10  ripe penduline tomatoes 
  • 1 small onion or ½ large
  • 5 spoons of tomato sauce
  • 2 scoops of seasoned cheese
  • 2 spoons of milk
  • Basil, oil, salt, and pepper

Method

  1. Chop the onion and lightly fry it with oil and a pinch of salt. Once it has caramelized, add chopped tomatoes and cook covered for about 10 minutes. Uncover the pan and cook until the onion is tender.
  2. Whisk together eggs, salt and pepper, milk, cheese, and basil in a bowl.
  3. Put pasta in the saucepan and mix it well
  4. Pour the egg mixture over the tightly packed pasta and let it cook for a little while
  5. Reduce the heat and cook until the eggs on the bottom are cooked. Flip the frittata using a plate and finish cooking the other side.

Light tomatoes pasta

Ingredients

  • 2 kilos of Pomodori San Marzano
  • 2 onions
  • 2 carrots
  • 3 celery stalks
  • Basil
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • Salt
  • 1 spoon of sugar

Method

  1. Clean the vegetables
  2. Cut the tomatoes and wring them out a little, then transfer them to a large pan
  3. Cut the other vegetables and add them to the tomatoes
  4. Light the fire and let it  boil until the tomatoes are melted and the other vegetable tender
  5. Pass through a food mill. Don’t use mixers as it will result in an uneven sauce
  6. Pour the sauce into another pan and add sugar, salt, and basil. Let it thicken on the low heat
  7. Season the pasta with this sauce and add some more fresh basil.

Pasta salad

Ingredients

  • 320gr Pasta 
  • 3 tuna cans
  • 40gr sweet corn
  • 160gr Mozzarella 
  • 2 handfuls of arugula
  • 12 small tomatoes
  • QB oil

Method

  1. Dry the rocket salad and chop it. Drain tuna and corn
  2. Dice the mozzarella
  3. Bring water to a boil and cook the pasta
  4. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water.
  5. Take a large bowl and mix the pasta with olive oil, tomatoes, mozzarella, and corn. Finally, add the rocket salad.
  6. Mix it and rest it in the fridge for a few hours.