Prawn & avocado pasta salad

10-30 minutes 4 servings 800 kcal or less avocado avocados basil bbc good food garlic clove garlic cloves lemon lemons mains noodles pasta penne prawn salad quick rocket salad spring onion spring onions tiger prawn tiger prawns tomato tomatoes

Ingredients

400g bag penne pasta

400g bag raw peeled tiger prawns , defrosted

4 tbsp olive oil

juice and zest of 1 large lemon

1 small garlic clove , finely chopped

1 large avocado , peeled, stoned, cut into cubes

250g cherry tomato , halved

2 spring onions , thinly sliced

100g bag rocket

small bunch basil leaves, torn

Method

Cook the pasta in boiling water for 10-11 mins. Just before the end, add prawns and cook through. Drain, cool under cold water, drain and transfer to a big bowl.

Put the oil, lemon juice and zest, garlic, avocado, tomatoes and spring onions in a separate bowl, then mix well – don’t mash the avocado. Season. Gently toss the mix into the pasta, with the rocket and basil.