Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe With Herbs

Name: Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe With Herbs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 250 grams Fettuccine Pasta; 1/2 cup Black olives pitted; 1/2 null Red Bell pepper (Capsicum) cut into wedges; 1/2 null Yellow Bell Pepper (Capsicum) cut into wedges; 1 null Red onion thinly sliced; 1 cup Cherry tomatoes halved; 1/2 cup Cucumber thinly cut into wedges; 1/2 cup Green Romaine lettuce roughly torn; 1 sprig Basil leaves; 3 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns coarsely pounded; 1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes; null Salt to taste

Vinaya Krishna

August 9, 2024

940 Ratings

Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe With Herbs

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Italian Recipes

Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe is delicious and easy to make dish for the summers. Chilled Pasta tossed in olive oil with fresh salad vegetables make the pasta truly delicious and refreshing. You can use any kind of pasta from Fusilli, Farfalle or Penne pasta to make the salad. You can add some roasted sausage to up the protein levels of the pasta salad.

The addition of fresh herbs like basil add to the refreshing taste. Serve the Homemade Summer Pasta Salad along with a glass of wine and Minestrone Soup for a refreshing weeknight dinner or pack into your working lunch box.

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Ingredients

For dressing

250 grams Fettuccine Pasta

1/2 cup Black olives, pitted

1/2 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum), cut into wedges

1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper (Capsicum), cut into wedges

1 Red onion, thinly sliced

1 cup Cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup Cucumber, thinly cut into wedges

1/2 cup Green Romaine lettuce, roughly torn

1 sprig Basil leaves

3 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns, coarsely pounded

1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe With Herbs

To begin making the Homemade Summer Pasta Salad Recipe With Herbs, first cook the pasta along with salt until firm (al dente). Once it is cooked, rinse the pasta in cold water to stop the cooking process. Drizzle olive oil and coat the pasta well.

Keep the pasta refrigerated for a couple of hours.

Cut the vegetables as mentioned in the ingredients and keep them aside.

In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients

When you are ready to serve the pasta, in a large mixing bowl, add the cooked pasta, the vegetables and the dressing. Toss them well until well combined. Check the salt and adjust accordingly.

Serve the Homemade Summer Pasta Salad along with a glass of wine and Minestrone Soup for a refreshing weeknight dinner or pack into your working lunch box.