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Pasta Salad with Basil Vinaigrette


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Sun-dried tomatoes and olives enhance this delicious pesto-inspired salad which is just as tasty served warm or cold. When using pasta in a salad, it is important to rinse the cooked pasta with cold water and drain it well. Toss a little oil through the pasta to stop it from sticking together. Elaborations of a pasta salad are many. You may add slivers of vegetables, a few herb leaves (particularly basil), or other refinements such as sun-drenched tomatoes or olives. Serves dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. So with a little imagination, you can create your own salad recipe!

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Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients


1 1/2 cups cooked fusilli
1 blanched and peeled tomato
2 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes , soaked and finely chopped
8 to 10 black olives , deseeded
2 tbsp chopped walnuts (akhrot)
4 tbsp thinly sliced mozzarella cheese or sliced processed cheese

To Be Mixed Together Into The Basil Vinaigrette Dressing
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves
1 clove garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

Method
  1. Deseed to tomato and cut into thick strips.
  2. Toss all the ingredients for the salad except the vinaigrette dressing. Chill sdthe salad for at least 2 to 3 hours.
  3. Just before serving, add the dressing to the salad. Mix well. Serve with garlic bread.

Tips
  1. If you are using sun-dried tomatoes preserved in olive oil, you do not need to soak them in water.
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Payal Parikh 86, May 07, 2013

I love Pasta in any form, when I made this with the basil vinaigrette dressing it was yumm....

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Reviewed May 07, 2013 by Payal Parikh 86

I love Pasta in any form, when I made this with the basil vinaigrette dressing it was yumm....

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