Smoked fish and prawn salad
200g pasta shapes, such as bows or spirals
Olive oil
200g peeled raw prawns
200g smoked fish, flaked with bones removed
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
50g rocket leaves, to garnish
1. Cook pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water for 10 minutes or until just tender to the bite. Rinse under cold water to cool, then drain well. Place cooked pasta in a large bowl.
2. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry prawns for 1 minute on each side, until they turn bright pink and are therefore cooked. Set prawns aside to cool, then add to the pasta.
3. Add smoked fish to the pasta and prawns. Combine lemon juice and sun-dried tomato pesto and drizzle over pasta salad. Season with salt and pepper and toss well.
4. Serve sprinkled with capers and garnished with rocket.
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