I have always liked pasta salads, most often if there is pasta in the salad, this salad is quick to prepare but honestly I do not know why it is so, this salad I like to prepare because of its simplicity, it has a few ingredients if you are looking for something simple quick and tasty you are on the right track.

Ingridients:

Pasta – it is best to choose the pasta you like, there may be options such as: Rotini, farfalle, gemelli, cavatappi, just choose what you like the most

Tomatoes – I personally use cherry tomatoes just I like them better you can use whichever you like best maybe options like cherry tomato or grape tomatoes

Pesto sauce – use whichever one you like best, there’s no special advice.

Parmesan cheese – optional

Basil – the most important condition is that it must be fresh

Red onion – don’t overdo it with the onions, it’s important.

Mozzarella – the main tip is to make sure the pieces aren’t too big

Instructions:

Boil the pasta, set it aside to cool.
While the pasta is cooling, chop the tomatoes, onion, basil and mozzarella if the pieces are large.
When the pasta has cooled, transfer it to a large bowl along with the tomatoes, mozzarella, chopped onion and fresh basil, add the pesto sauce, mix everything together and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Storage and tips on what to add:

You can add chicken cut into small pieces, shrimp, salmon.

ideally let this salad infuse for a while to soak up all the ingredients, store it in the fridge and don’t keep it for more than a few days, although I don’t think you’ll have it for a day.

Salad with pasta, tomatoes and mozzarella

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Course Salad

Servings 6

Ingredients

1 lb. dry pasta
2 cups tomatoes sliced
8 oz. fresh mozzarella pearls
¼ of a red onion sliced thin
2 Tbsp fresh basil sliced
Shredded parmesan cheese optinal
Pesto souce

Instructions

Boil the pasta, set it aside to cool.
While the pasta is cooling, chop the tomatoes, onion, basil and mozzarella if the pieces are large.
When the pasta has cooled, transfer it to a large bowl along with the tomatoes, mozzarella, chopped onion and fresh basil, add the pesto sauce, mix everything together and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.