Pasta Salad With Spinach Olives And Mozzarella
From ebonyeyedenigma 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 6
A nice warm-weather meal, this cold pasta salad combines creamy pieces of fresh mozzarella, spinach, and salty kalamata olives. The briny flavor of olives combines with creamy mozzarella and a tangy vinaigrette for a pasta salad that’s a shoo-in for everything from office lunches to summer picnics. Read more See less
Ingredients
- 1 pound orecchiette or conchiglie pasta shopping list
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, drained, small dice shopping list
- 3 ounces baby spinach (about 4 cups), thoroughly washed and dried shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups pitted and halved kalamata olives shopping list
- 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar shopping list
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 6 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Bring a medium pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook pasta according to the package instructions, or until al dente.
- Drain, then rinse under cold water until cool.
- Transfer pasta to a large bowl and add mozzarella, spinach, olives, and Parmesan. Toss to combine.
- In a separate, nonreactive bowl, combine vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Whisking constantly, slowly add oil by pouring in a thin stream down the side of the bowl. Whisk until completely incorporated.
- Pour vinaigrette over salad, and toss until pasta is coated. Taste, adjust seasoning as desired, and serve.
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This sounds amazing, I love all the ingredients. Thanks for the post.
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Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for posting it.
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love this, send more, even better invite me over!
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