Mediterranean pasta salad
Dish: Main
Number: 2
There are many ways to eat pasta, with sauces, with meats, with seafood or chicken, among others, but it can also be used to prepare delicious salads, as is the case of this recipe that we are going to prepare today, Mediterranean cold pasta salad, a very easy recipe to make and that is also perfect for summer days, where we do not feel like being so much time in the kitchen.
We invite you to follow our step by step videos below, where we will teach you how to prepare Mediterranean cold pasta salad, if you have any doubts or questions, leave us your comment and we will be happy to answer you.
Ingredients to prepare Mediterranean pasta salad
- 130 g. (4.6 oz / 0.28 lb) tuna, uncooked
- 250 g. (8.8 oz / 0.55 lb) cooked short pasta (whichever you like best)
- 12 cherry tomatoes cut in quarters
- 12 black olives cut into small rounds
- 150 g. (5.3 oz / 0.33 lb) soft cheese cut in cubes
- Some chopped fresh basil leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
How To Make Mediterranean pasta salad
Step 1: We begin the preparation of our cold pasta salad, for it, in a bowl we are going to place the cooked pasta, the cherry tomatoes, the black olives, the tuna, the soft cheese, the fresh basil leaves and mix very well.
Step 2: Then add a little salt, a little pepper, olive oil, mix again and put in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (you can eat the salad at room temperature or cold, this second option in my opinion is much richer). After the hour in the refrigerator, serve and enjoy our delicious Mediterranean cold pasta salad.
Tips for preparing Mediterranean pasta salad
For this Mediterranean cold pasta salad recipe, we use natural canned tuna, but you can also use tuna in oil, what I do recommend is to remove a little of the oil so as not to add so much fat to the salad.
As for the type of pasta for this cold salad, we always recommend short pasta, such as plum, elbow, macaroni, etc..
What can we accompany Mediterranean pasta salad?
This Mediterranean cold pasta salad is a very complete and satiating dish, ideal as a unique dish.
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