As you may know I have been working on amassing a collection of summer salads that go beyond the basic macaroni and potato so when I saw this recipe printed in the corner of a grocery store flyer I jumped all over it. I'm not going to lie to you, it's a bit pricier than your standard macaroni salad, but I think the taste makes up for it.
Confetti Pasta Salad
1 pkg 700 g Oliveri Rainbow Pasta (tortellini) with three cheese
1 pkg 170 g Oliveri Olive Oil and Garlic Pesto Sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup basil leaves, chopped
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup yellow peppers, julienned
1 cup black olives, sliced
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, finely diced
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and place in cold water to cool. Drain and toss with olive oil, set aside. In a large salad bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; mix well. Add cooked tortellini, toss to mix. Cover and chill throughly. Toss gently before serving. Tip: for extra protein, add slice of Italian sausage.
*this is an Oliveri recipe, so not surprisingly it calls for Oliveri products, but I'm not going to tell if you use another brand.
Recipe Notes: Well I forgot to add the tomatoes and although I planned on adding them later I never did get around to it. The sun dried tomatoes seemed like enough to me. Also my local grocery store was out of basil leaves so I substituted a few shakes of dried basil with no ill effects. The only other change I'd make would be to eliminate the three cloves of garlic. Mike felt it was a bit too strong, my garlic loving goddess Darlene, however thought it was the perfect amount, so, as with everything, your personal taste will vary. Oh and don't tell, but I diced the pepper instead of julienning it and accidentally on purpose left out the black olives because ick.
Mike's score 3.5/5
Shan's score 4/5
Abby's score: whine I don't like that.
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1 comment:
this is fantastic!!...i know this because she brought some to me at work last week!!....5/5 for me!!...wtg shan!!
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