Pasta salads can be made out of just about any ingredients you'd like. The only real requirement is that it has—you guessed it!—pasta as the base and some type of dressing. With even the word "dressing" open to interpretation, that means you're open to a seemingly endless list of possibilities for your pasta.
But even with about a bazillion options available to me, I still prefer to keep my pasta salad plain and simple. To me, there is little that is more satisfying than pasta with good olive oil, herbs, and salt, so I decided to turn this delicious combo into an easy pasta salad recipe over the weekend.
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The ingredients and methods won't shock you—there's nothing outrageous here, just a simple recipe that has flavors that work incredibly well together.
Enjoy!
Herbed Pasta Salad
10 oz. whole wheat rotini
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup basil, chopped
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Salt and pepper, to taste
•In a large pot, bring salted water to a rapid boil and cook the rotini until al dente. Drain and then let cool to room temperature.
•In a small pan, cook the garlic in one tablespoon of the olive oil for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Add the remaining oil and the parsley, basil, and lemon juice and stir.
•In a large mixing bowl, combine the pasta and the herb mixture and toss until all the pasta is coated. Season with salt and pepper and serve at room temperature.
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Comments ( 3 )
Super easy modified version =
vegan italian dressing + cooked pasta, roasted peppers, olives, crushed red peppers. yum. not as natural or tasty as yours is though, i'm sure. :)
Posted by jess | September 25, 2008 11:56 AM
Posted on September 25, 2008 11:56
(Just realising the other comment was made by a Jess...different one here though :p )
I just tried this recipe and it was really good! The flavour was very bold and a little tangy I found, but I really liked it :)
*thumbs up*
Posted by Jess | September 28, 2008 4:32 PM
Posted on September 28, 2008 16:32
seems a little plain for pasta salad some vegetables would dress it up a little more.
Posted by liza | October 1, 2008 9:32 PM
Posted on October 1, 2008 21:32