Healthy Pasta Salad With Corn And Sprouts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 ounces pasta (the shell-shaped ones work best)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/3 cup fresh corn kernels or 1/3 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1/4 cup dried lima beans, , sprouted (, or any other beans)
• 1/4 cup mung bean sprouts
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 spring onion, bulb of,cut into thin rings
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bring a pot of 1 1/2 cups water (lightly salted) to a boil.
• 2 add pasta and cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until pasta is al dente.
• 3 drain and refresh with cold water.
• 4 in another pot, add corn, lima beans, mung beans, salt, 3/4 cup water and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce flame and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• 6 drain and cool.
• 7 in a large bowl, combine the chopped tomatoes, onion rings and the cooked corn and beans mixture.
• 8 season with basil, chili flakes and salt (as needed) and let it sit for a while.
• 9 sprinkle parmesan cheese over the cooked pasta and mix well.
• 10 toss with the veggies in the large bowl and serve!