I love my veggies and pasta, so I was excited to make this Mediterranean pasta salad. Then I started making the recipe and couldn't believe how much tomatoes and cucumber this recipe called for, so I halved both of the ingredients. 2 cucumbers for 8 oz of pasta....that's insane to me! I really, really enjoyed this pasta salad. I personally would have loved to add some feta to it too, but not everyone in our house is a feta fan (how is that possible?!) I love the oil and vinegar dressing on this too. I would definitely make this again!
8 ounces penne pasta (I used 12 oz of gluten free fusili)
4 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved (I used 2 cups...4 was A LOT)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt, adjust to taste
1 teaspoon fresh black pepper, adjust to taste
2 cups cucumbers, chopped small (I used 1 cucumber)
6 ounce can whole black olives, drained and halved
1/4 cup red onion, sliced very thin and chopped small
10 large fresh basil leaves, sliced very thin, about 2
tablespoons
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, chopped small
Bring a large pot of water to a boil along with 1
tablespoon kosher salt. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
Drain, but do not rinse the pasta.
While the pasta is cooking, combine the tomatoes, oil,
vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium-size bowl. Stir and let sit while
assembling the rest of the salad.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cucumbers, olives,
red onion, and cooked pasta. Add the tomatoes and all of the juices from the
bowl. Stir to coat everything in the dressing.
Sprinkle with basil and parsley and toss again. Taste the
salad and add more salt and pepper as needed. Serve or refrigerator until ready
to eat. Enjoy!
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