pasta salad recipe – yes pasta in salads, this is how at home we like our pastas to be. the soft cooked pasta with crunchy veggies is always looked forward when i make pasta or salad.

this pasta salad is jamie oliver’s recipe and he calls it the best pasta salad. i agree. it is one of the best pasta salads I have made and served. have adapted the recipe from jamie oliver’s website.

this is the first jamie oliver recipe, i tried and it was so good that now i have decided to buy jamie oliver’s cookbooks. i am an avid reader of books (cooking & philosophical) and just one recipe is enough to convince me that the other recipes will also be good.

when i was reading the recipe, what i liked the most was boiling the garlic with pasta and then mashing it and adding to the dressing. the mashed garlic does add a lot of flavor to the pasta.

i made some adaptations like adding balsamic vinegar and using some more herbs. i did not have ingredients like red & yellow cherry tomatoes, so added regular tomatoes.

if possible use smaller shell shaped pasta. i had whole wheat pasta rigatoni (tube shaped pasta) and i felt that they were a bit large for the salad…. but nobody complained thankfully. since i wanted more crunch, i added some onions & lastly garnished the pasta with pomegranate arils.

few more pasta recipes on the blog are:

1. macaroni pasta
2. mac and cheese
3. alfredo pasta
4. red sauce pasta
5. white sauce pasta

if you have fresh herbs, then use those and if you have dry herbs, then add that 🙂

so if you love pasta and if you love salads, then do make this pasta salad recipe. its a simple and easy pasta salad recipe and makes for a quick brunch or meals in between.

the pasta salad can also be served as a starter (warm or chilled) when you prepare an italian menu.

pasta salad

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time:5 mins

Cook Time:15 mins

Total Time:20 mins

this is a simple and easy pasta salad and makes for a quick brunch or meals in between.

Course:side dish

Cuisine:italian

Servings:3 to 4

Author:Dassana Amit

INGREDIENTS FOR pasta salad

(1 CUP = 250 ML)

• 125 grams shell shaped pasta or pasta rigatoni (whole wheat or all purpose flour pasta)
• 1 or 2 garlic cloves (lahsun)
• ¼ cup finely chopped onion (optional)
• 1 medium size tomato (optional)
• 1 small cucumber (optional)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon herbes de provence
• 1 teaspoon dry basil OR ¼ cup chopped basil
• ½ teaspoon dry oregano
• ½ or 1 tablespoon garlic chives (hara lahsun)
• 9 to 10 pitted black olives, sliced
• ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar (optional)
• salt as required
• black pepper powder as required (kali mirch powder)

HOW TO MAKE pasta salad

cooking pasta for pasta salad

• heat enough water with some salt.
• when the water starts boiling, add the pasta along with the garlic clove
• cook the pasta till they are done. drain.
• to avoid the pasta from sticking to each other, add some oil and stir gently.

making pasta salad

• in a salad bowl, add all the veggies and herbs. add the pasta and toss.
• take the cooked garlic clove and mash it in a mortar & pestle.
• to this add the olive oil, vinegar, salt & pepper.
• stir the seasoning and add it to the pasta.
• toss and serve pasta salad garnished with some pomegranate arils.

RECIPE TIPS

you can increase or decrease the quantity of herbs as per your preference.

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