Pasta Salad With Spinach Olives And Mozzarella
From ebonyeyedenigma 17 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.
The Rating
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This just showed up on my page under "you might like this" and I DO! LOL Hey Annie, good one. How are you? Haven't 'seen' you around lately. Hope all is well...... ;')
justjakesmom
in Everett loved it
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Thanks for becoming a friend, Ebony!
Your pasta recipe sounds really good. I love unique dishes and will be trying out the recipe this weekend. Anything with olives in it has to be good! Thanks for the new recipe!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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Just found this recipe - it must have been hiding from me - lol! I love it and am making it tonight! Thanks for the wonderful post and high 5!
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