Italian pasta salad
Italian pasta salad, from above
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Italian pasta salad

Fusilli, mozzarella, olives and a sharp oregano dressing. Picnic insurance.

30 minTime
14 gProtein each
mildSpice
The deli counter favourite2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayFusilli, vegetables, olives and mozzarella in Italian dressing.
The original
368kcalsame
14 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Italian pasta salad.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Pasta3 cups dry fusilli or rotini
Tomato1½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
Cucumber1, diced
Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1, diced
Onion½ red onion, finely sliced
Black olives½ cup, sliced
Mozzarella1 cup mini balls or cubes
Olive oil3½ tbsp
Vinegar2 tbsp, red wine vinegar
Garlic1 clove, grated
Dried oregano1 tsp
Basil leavesa handful, torn
Parmesan¼ cup, grated
Salt¾ tsp
Black pepper¼ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Boil the pasta in salted water to just al dente, drain and spread on a tray to cool.
  2. 2Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper in a big bowl.
  3. 3Toss the cooled pasta in the dressing, then add the vegetables, olives and mozzarella.
  4. 4Rest 30 minutes, then fold in basil and parmesan before serving.
Serve it like this

Serve in a wide bowl at room temperature with extra basil and parmesan on top, a wedge of lemon on the side.

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