# 15-Minute Mediterranean Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean pasta salad with sweet cherry tomatoes, salty black olives, and earthy artichokes is delicious served hot or cold.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 150 g short pasta
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 handful walnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 pinch dried red chilli flakes
- 1 packet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 preserved lemons, finely chopped
- 100 g Kalamata olives, stones removed
- 100 g artichoke hearts, roughly chopped
- 1 large handful basil, roughly chopped
- extra virgin olive oil
- flaky sea salt
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Boil salted water and cook pasta for 7–9 minutes until al dente.
2. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water.
3. Rinse the pasta under cold water.
4. Crush garlic, walnuts, chilli flakes, and salt in a pestle & mortar (or finely chop them).
5. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the walnut mix and tomatoes for 5 minutes until fragrant and softened.
6. Remove the pan from the heat.
7. Stir in the pasta, preserved lemon, olives, artichokes, basil, more olive oil, and a splash of pasta water.
8. Season well and toss.
9. Serve in bowls, topped with extra basil.

## Equipment

- pestle & mortar
- pan
- bowls

## Tips

- Delicious served hot and cold.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for weekday lunches.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHy7357/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c3a9c1dc-6fe5-4c75-bb3b-fcc5eeffc250
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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