Summer Pasta Salad
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 150 -200 g spiral shaped pasta, large
- 1 large avocado
- 4 tomatoes, ripe (about 400gm)
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 red onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 8 large basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons capers
- 12 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons lime juice (if limes are unavailable) or 2 teaspoons lemon juice (if limes are unavailable)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red chili peppers, minced or 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- pepper, to taste
- 2 -3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water with about 1 tblspn of oil added. Drain when cooked.
- While pasta is cooking, cut the avocado and tomatoes into 1cm cubes and put in a bowl. Add the finely chopped onion, garlic and roughly chopped basil and capers.
- Mix the reaming ingredients thoroughly, and toss through the vegetable mixture.
- When ready to serve, put the hot drained pasta into a shallow bowl, toss half the sauce through it and spoon the rest over the top. Serve at once.
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Reviews
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Wow! This recipe looked like it would be good, but it was even better -- fantastic! I loved the tangy flavor of the limes, vinegar and capers, and the avocado added its own buttery taste. I usually use dried basil in my recipes (to save money), but this time I used fresh and it made all the difference in the world. Next time I'm going to use two avocados -- just because I love them -- and the highest quality olive oil. Even though my olive oil was just o.k., the salad was superb. I'm sure using a better quality oil next time will take this from a 5 star to a 10 star for us. Thanks so much for sharing this keeper!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kiwi Kathy
New Zealand
Based in Whangarei NZ. My favourite recipe book is by a two NZers, Alison and Simon Holst Meals without Meat. This book is my all time stand by for healthy inexpensive meals. I wouldn't be without it. I love cooking and look forward to preparing meals each evening.