A delicious pasta salad shared by my friend Cami Hoopes (a gourmet cook)
Author: Good Parenting Brighter Children
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
½ pound fusilli pasta or any pasta shape you prefer
Kosher salt
Olive oil
1-pound ripe tomatoes, diced
¾ cup black olives
1-pound fresh Mozzarella cheese, diced
6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
6 Tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoons capers, drained
2 teaspoons kosher salt
¾ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves; julienned
Instructions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking
Boil for 12-minutes or according to the directions on the package
Drain well and allow to cool
Place the pasta in a bowl; add the tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes
For the dressing: combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt, and pepper in a food processor and combine until almost smooth
Pour the dressing over the pasta
Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese, and basil, and toss
Recipe by Good Parenting Brighter Children at https://goodparentingbrighterchildren.com/picnic-ideas/