Italian Tomato And Pasta Salad Food

TOMATO-BASIL PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, and basil.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, and rinse under cold water; drain.
• Mix pasta with tomato mixture until well-combined.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Serve with additional Parmesan, if desired.

ITALIAN PASTA SALAD WITH TOMATO MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Cook pasta to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool.
• In large bowl, combine cooked pasta and all remaining salad ingredients; mix well.
• In small bowl, combine all tomato mayonnaise ingredients; blend with wire whisk until well blended. Pour mayonnaise over salad; stir gently to coat. If desired, garnish with additional parsley.

ITALIAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until package directions for al dente. Drain well and cool.
• Add the artichoke hearts, mozzarella, pepperoni, tomatoes, pepperoncini and basil to a large bowl. Stir in the pasta.
• Whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss the dressing with the pasta.

ITALIAN TOMATO AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, mixing well.
• Add small amounts of tomato liquid until pasta is evenly moistened.
• Chill several hours to blend flavors.
• Mix well before serving.

CUCUMBER, TOMATO AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rotini as directed on package to al dante; Drain and run pasta under cold water.
• Drizzle italian dressing over pasta, mixing slowly so as not to break apart the pasta pieces. Add in tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, and 5 tablespoons of the feta cheese. Continue mixing ingredients until well-coated.
• Sprinkle remaining feta cheese over pasta mixture and top with almonds. (Instead of almonds I've used Melissa's Salad Sprinkles. This could not be located in RecipeZaar as a recognized ingredient but I wanted to record it in the directions as another option for a salad topper.).
• NOTE: If you don't care for feta cheese, try using Parmesan cheese instead. It tastes just as good and gives the salad a somewhat different flavor. Use only four to five tablespoons instead and mix in as given above.

ITALIAN TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the tomatoes well.
• Cut crosswise to make 1cm slices.
• Cut the fresh cheese to make 1/2cm slices.
• Wash the basil leaves.
• In a small bowl, mix vinegar, olive oil and dried oregano.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• On a large serving plate, arrange tomato slices and black olives.
• Top with sliced cheese and sprinkle dressing over the salad.
• Garnish with basil leaves.