Tomato-Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 16 ounces penne pasta, uncooked
- 5 large tomatoes, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped black olives
- 1⁄2 cup chopped basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon minced of fresh mint
- fresh basil sprig
directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse with cold water.
- cool.
- Combine tomato, garlic, olives, basil, salt& pepper in a large bowl.
- Top with pasta& cheese.
- Combine oil, pepper flakes and mint in a small glass bowl.
- Microwave on High for 60 seconds.
- Pour oil mixture over pasta, tossing to combine.
- Cover an refrigerate until chilled.
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Reviews
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Sorry to say, we did not love this. I used extra virgin olive oil for the dressing and followed the recipe exactly but for some reason the taste was just not great. I think it had a lot to do with the amount of pepper flakes--I didn't even add them all (I spooned the oil out of the bowl leaving many of the flakes at the bottom) and it was still too much. I ended up adding some ranch dressing to it so we could even eat it.
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This is EXCELLENT!!! This reminds me of one of the first pasta dishes I ever made for my DH and I. Used raw garlic, cubed mozzarella, olive oil and basil. This, to me, could be a WONDERFUL meal in itself! I had super juicy tomatoes and added the juice to the mixture and cut the EVOO to about 1/4 cup. I only had shredded mozzarella, and didn't have any mint. WONDERFUL! I made this for super bowl but the game hasn't started and my DH and I can't keep our hands out of the bowl. This is probably my favorite pasta salad ever and will be a main pasta dish for me with a for more additives. LOVE IT!!!!
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Very good!! I'm pregnant and really turned off my hot foods and meat, so this was perfect! I altered a few things based on what I had. I used green olives instead of black (wished I had black though), I used shredded mozzarella instead of cubed, and I didn't have any mint. It didn't matter because it's a great and easy recipe even with a few alterations!
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Very good!! I'm pregnant and really turned off my hot foods and meat, so this was perfect! I altered a few things based on what I had. I used green olives instead of black (wished I had black though), I used shredded mozzarella instead of cubed, and I didn't have any mint. It didn't matter because it's a great and easy recipe even with a few alterations!