Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad

Submitted by Chef Buggsy Mate

"This is a wonderful pasta dish to serve during the hot summer nights. It is nice and light yet very sophisticated. Prep time does not include time needed for chilling."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups dried mostaccioli pasta
• 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
• 1⁄3 cup sliced pitted kalamata olive
• 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• 1⁄2 cup bottled balsamic vinaigrette

directions

1. Cook pasta according to directions; drain.
2. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
3. In a large bowl combine cooked pasta with remaining ingredients.
4. Toss to coat.
5. Cover and chill 4-8 hours.
6. Stir gently before serving.

Reviews

[French Tart]

A very nice pasta salad, simple and easy to make. We thought that it was a bit dry and were worried that by adding more vinaigrette it would be too rich, so I may add a little mayonnaise to thin the vinaigrette out next time! I did not have any kalamata olives, so used green, which I prefer anyway! I also had to chop my tomatoes into smaller pieces, as they were a little too big, but that in no way detracted from the recipe. A simple and nice salad, I would probably add a few fresh herbs next time, for a little more interest, but this is a great basic and easy recipe to have tucked under my belt for summer! Made for Aus/NZ recipe swap, thanks for posting. FT:-) (PS - I used macaroni pasta, it was same flavour as the pasta suggested, but a different shape!)

 

[mliss29]

This was really good and easy to make! We will have this again! Reviewed for Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap #15