To reclaim pasta salad's extraordinary potential, there are several ingredients and techniques to avoid in order to leave ...

Drain the chickpeas and stir in along with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, chicken stock and pasta shapes. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat until the ...

Add the stock, stirring to loosen. Add the chickpeas and simmer for 5 minutes. 3. Roughly mash half the chickpeas. Add the drained pasta (reserve the pasta water) and mix well. If necessary, loosen ...

Stir the spinach and chickpeas into the hot pasta and drain ... If necessary loosen with a little more olive oil or the reserved pasta water. Leftovers? For a pasta salad, add lots of rocket and toss ...