Reader's Contribution : Nigerian Pasta Salad

Assalamulaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatu. So, I've been thinking why not have a feature in which readers contribute their favorite recipes / restaurant etc and we can have that monthly? Well as long as monthly is not taken too literally - we all know that I'm not that consistent in posting, my procastinastion takes better even though I've got so many things I want to write about. I also feel that this will bring some diversity to the blog and I can learn more about what my readers cook and eat.

The first recipe I'm going to share is from a friend who is jack of all trades and masha Allah has so many talents I don't even know where to start from. For those who got my Eid Mubarak post cards - the picture was sent by her to me during Ramadhan sharing the iftar she prepared for her family (see below). Hope you enjoy the recipe and feel free to email your ideas and recipes too. 


Salaam,

Just like my friend Fatee, I'm a foodie and also love to try new recipes. This recipe is not exactly new as pasta salad is a classic dish. However, my aunt taught me how to make it in a very Nigerian way such that although it's a 'salad' there's nothing healthy about it as it is very rich and can even be eaten as a main meal. 

With salad there's no measurements for ingredients and you basically just toss as much of anything as you like in.


What you will need

Pasta- Boiled with salt until very soft, then cooled in the fridge
Prawns- Boiled with salt
Potatoes-Boiled with salt and cubed (without the skin)
Eggs- Hardboiled with salt and cubed
Tinned Tuna- Flaked
Lettuce- Sliced thinly
Cucumber- Cubed or in circles
Carrots-Grated
Cabbage- Sliced thinly
Firm Tomatoes- The baby ones are ideally sliced in circles; if not, the big ones can be cubed
Sweet Corn- To garnish

For those abroad, you could probably save yourself the hassle of chopping and buy a bag of mixed salad.
Once all the ingredients are prepared, you can either mix it all up or layer it. Layering means you place all the lettuce at the bottom, then all the cabbage followed by the carrots etc.

You can either have it plain, with mayonnaise, french dressing, or my favourite a Thousand Island dressing.

Nigerian Pasta Salad

And viola, Pasta Salad, Nigerian style!

Eid card

Enjoy
xoxo
Miss B

As said before, if you have any recipe you would like to share or a restaurant you think is amazing, please do so by clicking on the email me link on the right.