Ugly Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can hominy, rinsed and drained
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
- 1 lb medium-sized pasta shells
- 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, thyme, and oregano in a large bowl, whisking to combine.
- Add chickpeas, hominy and mozzarella cubes and stir to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate for as long as you can to let the flavors combine (or let it sit out just while the pasta cooks-- it will still tasty).
- Cook the pasta shells according to package directions.
- Drain and rinse in cold water.
- Add pasta to the marinated ingredients, stirring to combine.
- Eat hot, warm, room temperature, or cold (the salad makes great leftovers), sprinkling each serving with the optional Parmesan cheese separately.
- Note: As you can imagine, this recipe could have many, many different vegetables added to it and many different cheeses would make tasty additions.
- I sometimes add olives, grape tomatoes, scallions, etc.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
hudelei
United States