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Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Salad

Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Salad

Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Salad

This combines all the great Italian flavours with the colours of the Italian flag: red, white and green. The flavours are amazing and it qualifies as "light food" despite the wonderful mixture of pasta, mozzarella, basil and olive oil. Yield: 8 cups / 1 kg
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Pasta, Salads, Skinny Food

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cups Rotini Uncooked. 225g / 8 oz
  • 1 box Cherry Tomatoes small
  • 4 Green Onions sliced
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded (120 g / 4 oz)
  • 1 1/2 cup Cucumber chopped (cut into chunks. (3 handfuls / 240 g / around 1/2 pound )
  • 1/3 cup Olive Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Basil fresh, chopped
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • Cook, drain and rinse pasta in cold water; set aside to cool.
  • Toss in a salad bowl the following items:
    the cherry tomatoes, rinsed & halved;
    the green onions, rinsed & sliced;
    the cucumber, cut into chunks about 1 cm (1/2 inch) thick;
    mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • Then stir in the pasta.
  • Make the dressing from the olive oil, wine vinegar, basil, garlic and salt, pour it on the ingredients in the salad bowl, and toss.
  • Serve room temperature. If you are making this earlier in the day, chill until an hour before ready to serve.

Notes

2 1/2 cups uncooked rotini = 250 g / 8 oz
If you are making this out of season, you can get away with dried basil (use about 1 tablespoon.)
If you are using fresh basil, you can garnish the salad with a few leaves, chopped or whole.
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This page first published: Nov 1, 2003 · Updated: Jan 18, 2021.

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Tagged With: Basil, Cherry Tomatoes, Green Onions, Mozzarella Cheese, Pasta for Salads, Red Wine Vinegar, Rotini, Tomatoes

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