On a hot Summer day, the craving for pasta is usually met with disdain at the thought of eating some steaming dish of noodles. A delicious and often healthier option to fettucine alfredo or spaghetti and meatballs is ...Pasta Salad!
2-3 cups of Penne Pasta
Balsamic Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese
Garlic
Cherry or Grape tomatoes
Mozzarella
Orange Bell Pepper
Boil pasta and two cloves of minced garlic until pasta is al dente. Cool thoroughly.
While pasta is boiling, julienne the bell pepper and saute it in a very small amount of olive oil. I thought this might draw out the flavors of the bell pepper better. After it is pliable, dump into the pasta.
Gently stir in a splash or two of balsamic vinegar, a Tbsp or so of olive oil.
Cut the mozzarella (however much you want...we all like different ratios) into small pieces. Mix with pasta.
Cool dish, and cut tomatoes in half and add to your plated salad. I like to keep them separate until just before I eat the dish, because I don't want it to become runny or tomato-y.
I like my bites to include two pieces of pasta, several strands of bell pepper, one half of a tomato and 1 bite of mozzarella.Delicious with ANY wine.
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